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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Thursday, July 9, 2026

DeepSeek Developing Own Chip Amidst AI Hardware Race

DeepSeek is reportedly developing its own chip, signaling a move into hardware development. This news comes as the AI industry continues to rapidly evolve and companies seek to control their technological stacks.

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Number three deep seek is developing its own chip my word
Harry Stebbings
Heard on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) — “20VC: Sam Altman Offers Trump 5% of OpenAI: Fool or Genius? | Alex Karp Sounds the Alarm: Enterprises Fear Frontier Models & Questionable ROI of AI | The Rise of Chinese Open Source: Deepseek Building Own Chips, published Thursday, July 9, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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DeepSeek Developing Own Chip Amidst AI Hardware Race — Heardvine