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DeepSeek raised about $15 billion in a funding round, the largest private AI financing in China
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- DeepSeek announced it secured roughly 100 billion yuan (≈$15 billion) in a funding round, double its original target, marking one of China’s biggest private AI investments[15]
- Meta highlighted its Muse agent as central to its AI strategy and announced plans for new stock to fund AI investments[29]
- Wiz researchers reported critical PHP memory‑safety flaws dating back to version 5.4, with patches released on October 21, 2026, and noted AI models aided exploit development[2][19]
- A Chinese state‑aligned hacking group used an AI‑driven penetration‑testing tool to compromise ConnectWise and hundreds of other organizations globally, according to Microsoft[52]
- Claude Opus 5.5 is being used to build a real‑time AI‑powered trading system that generates code, analyzes market data, and automates workflows[53]
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[2] Cybersecurity News Everyday · @tweetthreatnews ·
Wiz researchers describe PHP memory-safety flaws affecting versions back to 5.4, enabling unauthenticated RCE and process-memory disclosure. PHP released patches on October 21, 2026; AI models helped develop and adapt exploits.
Open on X[15] Econographs ® · @econographs ·
🚨 DeepSeek just raised about $15 billion, double what it set out to get, to take on OpenAI and Anthropic. The Chinese AI lab has raised about 100 billion yuan, roughly $15 billion, in one of the largest private funding rounds China has ever seen, according to people familiar with the matter. Battery maker CATL and WeChat owner Tencent are among the biggest contributors, and Reuters confirmed their participation with its own sources. The round started with a target of 50 billion yuan and ended up at about double that, as state-backed funds and corporate investors competed for stakes. Earlier reporting put the valuation DeepSeek was seeking at about 500 billion yuan, around $75 billion, and Reuters reported in September that the company hired CITIC Securities to prepare a possible listing on Shanghai's STAR Market. The round is expected to close in the coming days, and its terms could still change. (via Bloomberg) More news below ↓ 🧵
Open on X[19] TechSignal · @tchsignal ·
Critical PHP Flaws Expose Website Security Risks as AI Accelerates Vulnerability Research Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language behind a substantial portion of the web, have triggered urgent security updates after researchers at OpenAI and Google's Wiz investigated long-standing flaws. Tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, both vulnerabilities carry a CVSS 4.0 severity score of 9.2. Under vulnerable configurations, they can enable unauthenticated remote code execution, potentially allowing attackers to run code on affected servers. The problem lies within PHP's runtime, not simply in a particular WordPress plugin or website application. Wiz demonstrated exploitation in test environments involving WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. That does not mean every installation of those platforms is exploitable. PHP released security updates on October 21, 2026, including versions 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35. Administrators should verify their PHP security status, including any vendor-provided backported fixes. Cloudflare has reported observing attack traffic targeting the vulnerabilities, although the global number of successfully compromised systems remains unknown. The broader significance is AI's growing role in cybersecurity. OpenAI and Wiz reported using advanced AI systems during vulnerability research, highlighting how these tools can help defenders uncover dangerous flaws while potentially making sophisticated exploitation more accessible. The immediate priority is patching vulnerable systems. The longer-term challenge is adapting software security to increasingly capable AI-assisted research. #PHP #Cybersecurity
Open on X[29] Reuters · @reuters ·
Meta puts Muse agent at heart of AI strategy, plans new stock to power investments
Open on X[52] Reuters · @reuters ·
A Chinese state-aligned hacking group used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise as part of a campaign that targeted hundreds organizations globally, Microsoft said
Open on X[53] Allie · @ai_reveals ·
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