From: TechCrunch: DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/deepseek-could-hit-45b-valuation-from-its-first-investment-round/ FT (paywall): DeepSeek nears $45bn valuation as China’s ‘Big Fund’ leads investment talks: https://www.ft.com/conte