Deepseek raises $15 billion in challenge to leading US labs, Bloomberg News reports

Oct 22 (Reuters) Chinese AI startup DeepSeek ​has ‌raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in ‌its ​latest ⁠fundraising round, Bloomberg ⁠News reported on Thursday citing people ​familiar with the ⁠matter. Battery pioneer ⁠Contemporary Amperex ​Technology and ​WeChat-operator Tencent Holdings were ‌among the biggest investors in ⁠the round, the report added. Reuters could ⁠not ‌immediately ⁠verify the ​report. ($1 = ‌6.6749 Chinese ​yuan renminbi) (Reporting ⁠by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ronojoy ​Mazumdar)