Technology October 30, 2026 at 3:35 AM

Sources: DeepSeek doubled its latest round's size due to surging black market Nvidia Blackwell chip prices, with Chinese state-owned investors representing 27% (The Information)

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The Information: Sources: DeepSeek doubled its latest round's size due to surging black market Nvidia Blackwell chip prices, with Chinese state-owned investors representing 27% — Chinese AI star DeepSeek's nearly $16 billion funding round this month involved not only a deluge of capital but a who's…

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