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DeepSeek turns cheap AI into an $8bn robotics bid
Aug 6, 2026SOURCE: thenextweb.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing: when intelligence gets cheap, power moves to the machines that can act in the physical world.
DeepSeek spent early 2025 driving down model costs; now it is seeking $8bn and moving into robots. The signal is clear: the wire is shifting from software scarcity to embodied control.
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