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Z.ai • Combined financing

Z.ai completed a combined financing round of around $5 billion, including about $2 billion from a share placement and roughly $3 billion through convertible bonds, to fund next-generation GLM foundation models.

DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash achieved code execution on all 11 vulnerable targets in Enclave AI's hacking benchmark, while all four fixed targets remained secure, according to Enclave's audit. Accepted runs cost $4.65; the audit confirmed six planned exploits and surfaced five unexpected attack routes.

AI Security • Enclave AI

Huawei plans to launch its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip in Q1 2027 as it accelerates efforts to challenge Nvidia and reduce China's AI computing gap. The timeline highlights Beijing's push for domestic AI hardware independence.

Semiconductors • TechCrunch