Breaking: Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Start a Company, Evaporating $134 Billion in Market Value

Jeff Dean, Google's legendary scientist, has left the company to start a new venture called Discovery Loop, joined by other Google AI veterans. Meanwhile, Demis Hassabis has stepped down as CEO of Google DeepMind to become Chairman and Chief Scientist at Alphabet. The news caused Google's stock to drop 4%, erasing $186 billion in market value.

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DeepSeek Rumored to Restart Fundraising with a Pre-Money Valuation of 500 Billion Yuan

According to reports, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is restarting a fundraising round with a pre-money valuation of 500 billion yuan (about $70 billion). The move signals renewed investor interest in the company, which develops large language models.

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