DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has vaulted into mainstream awareness as its chatbot app climbs to the top of major app stores. Backed by High‑Flyer Capital Management, the company has released a series of models—including DeepSeek‑V2, DeepSeek‑V3, and the reasoning‑focused R1—that claim strong benchmark performance and low inference costs. The rapid rise has drawn attention from industry giants, regulators, and governments, prompting both integration into platforms like Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry and bans on government devices in several jurisdictions. Read more →