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Silicon Valley Embraces New Breed of Bodyguards After Altman Attack, AI Backlash

By Eli Rosenberg · Apr 25, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cuts a distinctive image, habitually clad in one of his many leather jackets. But it wasn’t Huang’s outfit that caught the attention of another tech founder who saw him in Manhattan last year: it was the phalanx of security guards walking behind him. “He had a posse,” said the founder, who estimates Huang had at least... Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cuts a distinctive image, habitually clad in one of his many leather...
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Tencent, Alibaba in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek at $20 Billion-Plus Valuation

By The Information Staff · Apr 22, 2026 4:17am PDT
Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are in talks to invest in DeepSeek, the AI upstart that recently started fundraising for the first time, according to four people with knowledge of the conversations. DeepSeek, owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer Capital Management, is now seeking to raise funding at a valuation of more... Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are in talks to invest in DeepSeek, the AI...
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AI Agenda

Anthropic’s ID Verification Imperils Chinese Founders

By Juro Osawa · Apr 21, 2026 7:00am PDT
Anthropic has quietly flourished in China thanks to businesses—including big tech firms and startups—circumventing Anthropic’s official restrictions on usage. That may soon change.Anthropic last week started requiring some customers to provide a government-issued photo ID and an image of themselves taken from their phone or webcam. It’s the... Anthropic has quietly flourished in China thanks to businesses—including big tech firms and...