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  "title": "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)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/sources-deepseek-doubled-its-latest-rounds-size-due-to-surging-black",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/behind-deepseeks-16-billion-funding-chinese-tech-titans-state-players"
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  "summary": "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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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Astra used by Chinese AI firms to train models- The Information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/openais-astra-used-by-chinese-ai-firms-to-train-models-the-information",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:52:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "DeepSeek, Moonshot used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train latest models: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/deepseek-moonshot-used-openais-gpt-6-astra-to-train-latest-models",
        "published": "2026-10-29T02:36:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Chinese AI giants DeepSeek, Moonshot used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their models: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/chinese-ai-giants-deepseek-moonshot-used-openais-gpt-6-astra-to-train",
        "published": "2026-10-29T06:35:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "DeepSeek, Moonshot used OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra to train latest models: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/deepseek-moonshot-used-openais-gpt-6-astra-to-train-latest-models-17032494",
        "published": "2026-10-29T08:31:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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