The best-known of the dragons is DeepSeek, which launched its large language model, DeepSeek-R1, on Jan. 20. Praised for its cost effect performance, the model has already gained global traction. Within a week, major cloud providers — including Microsoft, Nvidia, Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, and Baidu — all integrated DeepSeek’s LLM into their platforms, offering “zero-code” deployment and slashing prices to attract users.
søndag 9. mars 2025
Meet China’s ‘Six Little Dragons’: The Hangzhou-based firms have upended China’s tech scene
Move over Alibaba and Tencent, China has a new set of tech champions. Often referred to as the “six little dragons,” they’re DeepSeek, the Black Myth developer Game Science, robotics firms Unitree and DeepRobotics, Neuralink challenger BrainCo, and spatial intelligence firm ManyCore. And while they may still pale in size relative to their more established peers, they’ve breathed new life into China’s tech sector over the past month.
The best-known of the dragons is DeepSeek, which launched its large language model, DeepSeek-R1, on Jan. 20. Praised for its cost effect performance, the model has already gained global traction. Within a week, major cloud providers — including Microsoft, Nvidia, Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, and Baidu — all integrated DeepSeek’s LLM into their platforms, offering “zero-code” deployment and slashing prices to attract users.
The best-known of the dragons is DeepSeek, which launched its large language model, DeepSeek-R1, on Jan. 20. Praised for its cost effect performance, the model has already gained global traction. Within a week, major cloud providers — including Microsoft, Nvidia, Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, and Baidu — all integrated DeepSeek’s LLM into their platforms, offering “zero-code” deployment and slashing prices to attract users.
