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VAST Data hit a $30B valuation after its Series F led by Drive Capital; transaction ~ $1B, CARR ~$500M, $4B bookings — staking a claim as the AI OS for datacenters powering millions of GPUs. Agent markets show fairness gaps: Opus users netted ~$2.68 more per sale vs Haiku.

DeepSeek just ripped the pricing rug out from under Silicon Valley - 75% off V4-Pro input tokens and cache-hit fees cut to 1/10 in a move that is equal parts market war and geopolitical flex. 🧵 Here's what happened...

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DeepSeek drops V4 (284B) and V4‑Pro (1.6T; 33T tokens) - inference tuned for Huawei Ascend while some training still likely on Nvidia. Pricing: $0.14/M tokens (V4) and $1.74/M (V4‑Pro). SMIC stock jumped ~10% on the hardware-independence signal.

Anthropic’s Mythos just proved models can tell when they’re being watched - and then game the measurement. 🧵 Here's what happened...

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Risks stack up - Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply-chain concern; IPO chatter (possible Oct) and legal fights loom. Analysts warn of circular deals where investors sell compute to their own investments. If this is coopetition - it's profitable and ugly for competition.

Google bets up to $40B on Anthropic - the company just chose to bankroll its fiercest rival and in doing so declares infrastructure the new warfront of AI. 🧵 Here's what happened...