How Sanctions Built China's AI Juggernaut | 2026-10-09

DeepSeek is on the verge of securing over 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in funding led by Tencent and CATL, valuing the company at approximately $75 billion. Butterfly Effect, the developer behind Manus, raised over $500 million in its first funding round since its acquisition by Meta fell through. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim.

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