The Information reports that Anthropic’s Mythos preview spooked DeepSeek into fundraising.
Because, CEO Liang Wenfeng realized it needed a much bigger cash pile to compete.
And DeepSeek now plans to double its workforce too.
AI competition is no longer just about model cleverness; it is about compute reserves, talent density, secure infrastructure, product surface area, and enough cash to survive several failed training runs.
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theinformation .com/articles/anthropics-mythos-spooked-deepseek-prompting-7-4-billion-fundraising
Reuters: DeepSeek is going on a hiring sprint, aiming to double every department.
The hiring spans AI core R&D, algorithms, deep learning research, full-stack development, and product roles, which means DeepSeek is no longer only tuning models but building the whole system around them.
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reuters .com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-deepseek-plans-least-double-staff-all-departments-2026-06-25/
