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DeepSeek V4 Pro Sets Open-Source Community Ablaze: Developers Spend Just $0.30 per Hour

Surpasses 1,000 Points on Hacker News—How Will Open-Source Costs Reshape the 2026 AI Landscape?

DeepSeek V4 Pro racked up 1,041 points on Hacker News with its free and open-source release, allowing developers to process 196 million tokens per hour for just $0.30. With the open ecosystem already delivering tangible results, how much longer can the steep pricing of leading-edge AI APIs endure in 2026?

X User Questions Aggressive Background of AI Campaign Firm

Social media user Eris_sld revealed that a certain AI campaign service provider appears to have ties to extremism and alternative movements, sparking deep concerns about the ethics of tech industry involvement in politics.

日本恐怖片《诅咒手机》定档11月13日

BALLISTIK BOYZ成员砂田将宏主演，聚焦AI生成死亡视频引发的致命效应

日本恐怖电影《诅咒手机》正式公布主视觉图并定档11月13日全国公映。影片由砂田将宏主演，讲述主角收到“自己死亡的AI视频”后，命运随之走向同一终局的惊悚故事。

AI Weekly Confirms: Google AI Studio's 'Delete' Button Is a Fake Design, Bug Bounty Mechanism Rendered Ineffective

Independent tech media AI Weekly has confirmed that Google AI Studio contains a CWE-459 vulnerability; the so-called 'one-click delete' exists only at the UI level, while the backend actually retains 106 Drive versions.

Radical Silicon Valley Voice or Regulatory Pusher? Inside Trump's AI "Lobbyist" David Sacks

As voices grow louder for stronger AI regulation, former AI and crypto tsar David Sacks has leveraged his substantial influence to persuade Trump to adopt an anti-regulatory stance, even dismissing third-party assessments as "pseudoscience."

DeepSeek Unveils Next-Generation Visual Language Model VL2, Officially Entering the MoE Era

DeepSeek has officially announced the launch of its new generation of multimodal large models, DeepSeek-VL2. Built on the DeepSeek-MoE architecture and incorporating dynamic image patching technology, the model is available in 3B, 16B, and 27B parameter scales, aiming to deliver flexible and efficient visual understanding capabilities.

The DeepSeek Shockwave: Anthropic's Post-IPO Valuation Questioned Amid Rising Customer Churn

Rise of Open-Source Models Places Dual Pressure on Anthropic's Revenue Growth and User Retention

According to the Financial Times, Anthropic's post-IPO valuation could range from $1.5 trillion to $4 trillion, but competition from low-cost open-source models like DeepSeek is forcing enterprises to dynamically switch providers, leaving the company with a concerning 12-month user retention rate of just 22.5%.

The Next Big Opportunity After AI? Japanese Investors Bet on Three Quantum Communication Giants

On Japanese social media, some argue that after the AI era, quantum technology will become a key field. One investor suggested buying shares in Fujitsu, NEC, and Hitachi at 11,300 yen, claiming they have the potential to become leaders in the next memory semiconductor industry.

Saul Delivers Flawless Performance, Sparking Season's Turning Point

Fans Await More Brilliant Showings from the Brazilian Star

Brazilian footballer Saul has recently shown exceptional form on the pitch, reminiscent of his classic 2025 matchup against Internacional. As he enters the most critical phase of the season, he is poised to deliver significant impact for his team.

AI Disguised as Grassroots Sentiment: The Fake Public Opinion Campaign Behind Flock Surveillance Cameras

Residents of Knox County, Tennessee, received texts from an unfamiliar nonprofit, using AI to help draft petition emails supporting license plate recognition cameras. An investigation revealed this was a carefully orchestrated "fake grassroots" public relations campaign.

Z.ai Open-Source Code Agent ZCode: Building the Next Generation of AI Coding Workbenches

Z.ai has recently open-sourced its coding agent framework ZCode, delivering a consistent AI development experience across desktop, web, and terminal interfaces while supporting local and remote collaboration, leading a new wave in open-source AI coding tools.

Does AI-Generated Code Still Need to Comply with Lint Rules?

As AI takes over coding, many developers wonder why lint rules should still be kept. In reality, in the era of AI-assisted programming, consistency in code quality, review efficiency, and the model's error-correction capability make automated checks more critical than ever before.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: AI Giants Converge—Final 6 Days for Discounted Tickets

OpenAI, Anthropic, and other leading AI companies will appear at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, with over 10,000 industry leaders gathering in San Francisco. With only six days remaining before ticket prices increase, seize the opportunity to gain early access to cutting-edge AI technologies and investment prospects.

AI Editing Frenzy Sweeps Social Media as User Enthusiasm Surges

Recently, social media content themed around #AIEditing has rapidly gained traction on X. Users have flooded comments with expressions of their love for various AI-generated videos and creative edits, signaling that AI creative tools are profoundly transforming the production and consumption of digital content.

AI Creator Accidentally Earns Cryptocurrency: Converts Earnings to Computing Credits

Unexpected Profits Behind Meme Popularity

Well-known AI creator WearForbidden admits to knowing nothing about cryptocurrency, yet earns creator fees from a token based on their Magatard persona. They plan to use this unexpected windfall to purchase more AI computing credits, sparking widespread discussion.

Why Are World Model Companies So Tight-Lipped About Trade Secrets?

All In Conference Reveals: Strategic Silence from AMIs and World Labs Amid the Funding Boom

At the All In conference, leading world model firms AMI Labs and World Labs attracted significant attention yet remained notably vague about their commercialization strategies. This "dark forest"-style confidentiality aims to delay competitors and protect as-yet-unclear technical pathways.

Samsung Doubles HBM4 Capacity Next Year, Glass Substrate Demand Surges 2.5x

According to the Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics will more than double its production of HBM4 and HBM4E chips next year. To support 12-layer and above stacking processes, the company plans to increase its outsourced glass substrate cleaning volume from 20,000 wafers per month to 50,000 wafers, a 2.5-fold increase.

CourseTrees: Using AI to Reconstruct University Course Maps

Clarifying Your Academic Path from Prerequisite Relations Across 8.4 Million Courses

The emerging educational platform CourseTrees leverages AI to visualize courses, prerequisites, and institutions from 156 universities. Students and professors can effortlessly plan degree paths through natural language interaction, with further campus expansion expected next spring.