DeepSeek Releases V4.1 Model, OpenAI Launches Financial Assistant

TechFlow reported that on September 11, according to Jin10 data, DeepSeek officially released its V4.1 Flash model, claiming it delivers enhanced performance, faster speeds, and greater accessibility. OpenAI simultaneously launched a public beta of its AI assistant and Agents API tailored for financial institutions, announced a pause on new subscriptions for the $200 Pro plan, and converted government trials to usage-based pricing.

Alibaba is reportedly set to lead an investment round in AI startup UniPat, which has reached a valuation of $2.5 billion. Meanwhile, Microsoft is losing clients due to computing power shortages and plans to expand its data center capacity by more than threefold; TSMC reported August revenue of NT$514.806 billion, a 53.3% year-on-year increase, while construction of its 1.4-nm facility in Phase II of the Central Taiwan Science Park has fully accelerated.