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PublishedApril 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals

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Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prio
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