Business, Finance & Tech
DeepSeek V4 Unveiled: China’s AI Upstart Challenges OpenAI and Google with Domestic Chip Breakthrough
HONG KONG — One year after the AI startup DeepSeek took the global technology industry by storm, the Hangzhou-based company has unveiled a preview version of its much-anticipated new model, V4. Released on Friday, the latest model promises to rival industry leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google by offering significant upgrades in reasoning and autonomous "agentic" capabilities, such as writing software code.
DeepSeek became a prominent name in the global AI race following the 2025 release of its R1 model, which delivered high-end performance at a fraction of the cost of its American competitors. While that earlier success caused volatility in U.S. markets, analysts suggest that V4 represents a steady continuation of that competitive trend. Unlike many proprietary American models, DeepSeek V4 remains open source, a strategy that has allowed Chinese firms to rapidly scale their technology across various sectors like e-commerce and robotics.
A key highlight of the V4 model is its reliance on domestic hardware. Due to U.S. export controls on high-end processors from Nvidia and AMD, DeepSeek partnered with Chinese tech giant Huawei to fulfill its computing needs. The model was developed using Huawei’s "Supernode" technology, which clusters "Ascend 950" chips to provide the necessary power for world-class AI training. Analysts from Counterpoint Research noted that this move allows AI systems to be built and deployed without total reliance on American hardware, potentially accelerating global AI development.
In its own research findings, DeepSeek claimed that V4 possesses the best agentic coding capabilities among all open-source models. While the company acknowledged that the model still trails industry leaders like Google’s Gemini in broad world knowledge, it maintains that V4 achieves world-class reasoning performance.
However, the startup’s rapid ascent continues to be met with skepticism from U.S. officials and competitors. Anthropic and OpenAI have previously accused DeepSeek of illegally "distilling" or extracting capabilities from their models. These concerns were echoed on Thursday by Michael Kratsios, the White House director of the office of science and technology policy, who accused foreign entities of conducting industrial-scale campaigns to copy frontier AI models developed by U.S. companies. DeepSeek has not yet commented on the specific allegations regarding the V4 model.
Explore: NBCPalmSprings.com, where we are connecting the Valley.
By: CNN Newsource
April 24, 2026
Latest Instagram Posts
Drop your thoughts in the comments 👇 #therogginreport #coachellavalley #localnews #explore #nbcpalmsprings
⚡️ TOP STORY: A man is recovering after he was struck by lightning. Firefighters battled a brush fire along Snow Creek Road, while another lightning strike in Chino Canyon sent a man to the hospital. If you hear thunder, stay indoors for at least 30 minutes after the last rumble. #PalmSprings #Lightning #FireSafety
🚨 Chasing that year-round “summer glow”? A social media tanning trend involving the unapproved peptide melanotan-2 is raising serious safety concerns. Dermatologists say safer sunless tanning options are available. ☀️ #YourHealthToday #SkinHealth #Melanotan2 #TanningSafety
Palm Springs firefighters responded Thursday to a report of a person struck by lightning in the Chino Canyon area. The person was transported to a hospital for medical treatment. Firefighters also responded to a palm tree fire in Chino Canyon that officials say was caused by an apparent lightning strike. NBC Palm Springs News Director David Reese is in the neighborhood tonight knocking on doors and trying to learn more about what happened. Did you see the lightning strike? Did you hear or see anything unusual? Do you know who was struck or have information that could help us understand what happened? We’d like to hear from you. Send us a DM here or contact NBC Palm Springs if you witnessed the incident or have information to share. #PalmSprings #ChinoCanyon #Lightning #PalmSpringsNews #NBCPalmSprings CoachellaValley BreakingNews
Fred Roggin’s response? Show us the receipts! #therogginreport #coachellavalley #localnews #explore #nbcpalmsprings
A $557k budget shortfall … so why do they need $11.3 million in new taxes? Are you voting Yes or No on Measure P? #therogginreport #measurep #localnews #coachellavalley #nbcpalmsprings
School board trustee wears “FAFO” shirt to court deposition. Drop your thoughts in the comments 👇🏽 #therogginreport #coachellavalley #localnews #explore #nbcpalmsprings
Estevan Figueroa of King’s Club Barbershop is giving back across the Coachella Valley — one haircut at a time. He and his team recently gave dozens of free haircuts to kids at the Boys and Girls Club in Cathedral City. Figueroa also provides clothing, essentials and encouragement to people in need. Inspired by lessons from his father, he’s now started a nonprofit to help even more people in the community. “Look good, feel good.” @barbercipactli Read the full story at NBCPalmSprings.com.
9 months. 5 deposition notices. 1 no-show. What is this official hiding under oath? Let us know what you think in the comments 👇 #therogginreport #jesusgonzalez #localnews #coachellavalley #nbcpalmsprings
Social Time with Thalia & Jerry