Second Round

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• Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek has verbally informed prospective investors that it is suspending its second fundraising round. • The decision follows the leak of transcripts attributed to founder Liang Wenfeng, which triggered intense online debate regarding China's technological gap with the U.S. • This pause highlights growing concerns over China's heavy reliance on American hardware to power its domestic artificial intelligence development.

• DeepSeek has paused its second round of financing, which was targeted at raising $1.5 billion. • This delay follows a record-breaking first round of $7 billion led by Tencent, CATL, and a state-backed AI investment fund. • The pause comes amid viral posts by founder Liang Wenfeng, highlighting the volatility surrounding the company's rapid growth.

• The U.S. Men's National Team suffered a narrow 3-2 loss to Turkey on Thursday after conceding a goal in the final seconds of the match. • Despite the defeat, the U.S. successfully advanced to the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup. • Other notable group stage results included Ecuador upsetting Germany 2-1, the Netherlands defeating Tunisia 3-1, and a 0-0 draw between Paraguay and Australia.

• PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty were eliminated in the second round of the Indonesia Open 2026. • Sindhu suffered her 10th consecutive loss to world No. 1 An Se Young, while Shetty lost to Hong Kong's Lee Chiek Yiu in three games (21-16, 13-21, 14-21). • The result is particularly concerning for 21-year-old Shetty, who has now failed to reach the quarterfinals in three consecutive tournaments.

• PV Sindhu and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the USD 1,000,000 Singapore Open Super 750. • Sindhu defeated fifth seed Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia (21-17, 21-18), while Satwik and Chirag overcame Malaysia's Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith in a three-game match (26-28, 21-15, 21-13). • These victories maintain India's strong presence in the tournament, though the pair of Ayush and Unnati suffered an early exit.

• Malvika Bansod advanced past her Thailand Open second-round match despite facing a stern challenge, demonstrating resilience in her campaign at the Super 500 tournament. • Anmol Kharb fell in the opening rounds, unable to replicate his BWF World Rankings position in on-court performance. • Though separated by just two spots in the BWF rankings, Bansod and Kharb showed contrasting results, highlighting the unpredictability of tournament badminton.