Timeline
Google booked Intel to package 3M+ TPUs in 2028
Google released DiffusionGemma, a 26B-parameter open-weight diffusion text model, under Apache 2.0 license.
DeepSeek-V4 achieves 500K context with 90% less KV cache using FlashMemory
Released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, an audio model for real-time translation
Google finalized the acquisition of energy developer Intersect months before the Meitner site project was announced.
Google commits $11B/year to SpaceX for compute at xAI data centers
Published paper on Titan architecture surpassing Transformers on long-context tasks
DeepSeek raises ~$6.9B at $48-55B valuation in first external funding round
DeepSeek raised $6.9B at $48-55B valuation in its first external funding round.
DeepSeek tops Ramp's US business spending index for trending software vendors
Ecosystem
DeepSeek
Evidence (6 articles)
ClawRouter: Open-Source Tool Routes AI Requests to Cheapest Model in Under 1ms
Mar 21, 2026AI Power Shift: How DeepSeek's Alleged Blackwell Chip Access Could Reshape Global AI Race
Feb 24, 2026The Whale Approaches: DeepSeek v4 Looms as China's Next AI Power Play
Mar 1, 2026DeepSeek V4-Pro: 1.6T parameters, open weights, undercuts rivals 10x
Apr 24, 2026DeepSeek V4 Launch Imminent as AI Race Intensifies Amid Market Volatility
Feb 23, 2026Google Researchers Challenge Singularity Narrative: Intelligence Emerges from Social Systems, Not Individual Minds
Mar 27, 2026