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DeepSeek's CEO Liang Wenfeng initiated a $7.4 billion funding round after recognizing the competitive edge of Claude Mythos. With a team of 300, DeepSeek plans to double its workforce and adapt to Huawei chips, aiming for AGI while maintaining open-source principles.

DeepSeek's $7.4 billion funding round, driven by the competitive edge of Claude Mythos, signals a significant shift in AI investment strategies, emphasizing the importance of adapting to new technologies like Huawei chips. For builders and PMs, this highlights the need to innovate and align with emerging AI frameworks to remain competitive in the market.

OpenAI, alongside AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and Broadcom, launched the MRC protocol to enhance AI training cluster reliability and efficiency. MRC enables data transmission across hundreds of paths, significantly reducing GPU idle time during training due to network issues, and is already deployed in major supercomputers like Microsoft's Fairwater.

The launch of the MRC protocol by OpenAI, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and Broadcom addresses GPU idle time during AI training, significantly improving efficiency in data transmission. This development is crucial for builders and PMs focusing on optimizing AI workloads, as it enhances resource utilization and reduces operational costs, making AI projects more viable for investors.