AI Weekly Issue #504: America blocked its best AI. China just raised $7.4 billion.

Short summary

US export controls on Anthropic's models backfired as DeepSeek raised $7.4B and slashed prices up to 99%, while competitors like Cohere see inbound surge. A simultaneous npm supply-chain attack exposed 144 poisoned packages. The export curbs intended to protect America's AI lead may be accelerating alternatives instead.

• •Anthropic export controls trigger competitive response: DeepSeek $7.4B funding, 99% token price cuts
• •Cohere reports surge in government inbounds; China labs cutting prices aggressively
• •144 npm packages poisoned in credential-stealing attack, exposing AI supply chain vulnerability

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