China's DeepSeek Releases AI Model Upgrade, Intensifies Rivalry with OpenAI

The DeepSeek logo is seen at the offices of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on February 5, 2025. (AFP)
The DeepSeek logo is seen at the offices of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on February 5, 2025. (AFP)
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China's DeepSeek Releases AI Model Upgrade, Intensifies Rivalry with OpenAI

The DeepSeek logo is seen at the offices of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on February 5, 2025. (AFP)
The DeepSeek logo is seen at the offices of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on February 5, 2025. (AFP)

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released a major upgrade to its V3 large language model, intensifying competition with US tech leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.
The new model, DeepSeek-V3-0324, was made available through AI development platform Hugging Face, marking the company's latest push to establish itself in the rapidly evolving AI market, Reuters said.
The latest model demonstrates significant improvements in areas such as reasoning and coding capabilities compared to its predecessor, with benchmark tests showing enhanced performance across multiple technical metrics published on Hugging Face.
DeepSeek has rapidly emerged as a notable player in the global AI landscape in recent months, releasing a series of models that compete with Western counterparts while offering lower operational costs.
The company launched its V3 model in December, followed by the release of its R1 model in January.



Chinese Chip Firm UniVista Offers Free Product Trial after US Ban on Chip Design Software

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
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Chinese Chip Firm UniVista Offers Free Product Trial after US Ban on Chip Design Software

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

UniVista, a Chinese supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) tools for semiconductors, is offering free trials for its key software to Chinese firms, the company said in a WeChat post on Tuesday.

The move comes after the United States ordered a broad swathe of companies, including EDA software suppliers, to stop shipping goods to China without a licence and revoked licences already granted to certain suppliers.