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Chinese State Media: DeepSeek, MiniMax Approved to Deploy AI Models Overseas

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Chinese state media reported that DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration and won approval to open-source and deploy AI models overseas, under proposed export controls. This marks a wave of homegrown AI technologies that Beijing is enabling to expand internationally.

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    Chinese state media: DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration and won approval to open-source and deploy AI models overseas under proposed export controls (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Chinese state media: DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration and won approval to open-source and deploy AI models overseas under proposed export controls — DeepSeek and MiniMax Group Inc. have won approval to deploy models overseas, part of a wave of homegrown AI technologies that Beijing …

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