DeepSeek V4 launches with 1.6 trillion parameters and Huawei backing: the AI war shifts

China

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The enthusiasts · 2 of 6 countries

Beijing presents DeepSeek V4 as proof that China's AI ecosystem is now autonomous and competitive

South Korea

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The quietly anxious · 1 of 6 countries

Seoul treats V4 in a Reuters flash but its silence on implications for Samsung is deafening

United States

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The defensive · 1 of 6 countries

Washington responds to DeepSeek V4 with an anti-espionage offensive: the Kratsios memo accuses China of industrial theft

Nigeria

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The pragmatists · 2 of 6 countries

Lagos reproduces the entire V4 dispatch but fails to connect it to the African tech ecosystem

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STATE MEDIA

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The enthusiasts · 2 of 6 countries

Doha recalls the 'Sputnik moment' of DeepSeek and poses the Gulf question: Chinese open-source or American closed?

Singapore

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The pragmatists · 2 of 6 countries

Singapore breaks down V4 into exploitable components and notes that Meta is laying off while DeepSeek is publishing