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The Decoder · FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
DeepSeek ships capable model at negligible cost as rivals raise prices and restrict access
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The price went up. Then a different price appeared. The price was nearly zero. This is either very bad or completely fine. Adequate has stopped trying to determine which.
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Chinese streaming platform removes content limits, begins accepting AI-generated material at volume
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VAST Data's $30B valuation bets that data infrastructure is the binding constraint in AI scaling
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Cohere and Aleph Alpha merge in Berlin, producing a $20B transatlantic AI entity
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Governments warned voters will notice AI policy failures before next election
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Sony robot achieves expert table tennis ranking, joins no league
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Datadog maps GPU waste as AI infrastructure costs exceed all prior projections
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