2026-09-10 - The Yangtzeer

DeepSeek launches V4.1 Flash with lower AI inference costs

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As an official DeepSeek partner, Tencent’s WorkBuddy has fully integrated V4.1 Flash in China and is offering a two-week promotional discount.

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Yangtze River Delta startups in magnetic-drive systems, gene editing, semiconductors and AI infrastructure raised fresh funding.

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The potential listing comes after China expanded the STAR Market’s so-called fifth listing standard in June to cover AI companies.

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The development has drawn attention partly because Geng does not fit the conventional profile of an academic or science communicator.

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The system is powered by Robbyant’s LingBot-VLA 2.0 embodied-AI foundation model, which is designed to work across different robot bodies.

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Rather than simply discussing AI in theory, the guide provides step-by-step instructions and ready-made prompts for each scenario.

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The new base will help DEEP Robotics scale up production of robots already proven in business-oriented applications.

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He expects that “ChatGPT moment” in embodied intelligence to arrive in as little as two to three years, though it could take five to 10 years.