DeepSeek raises ~$15B, OpenAI models come to Google Cloud, Zhiyuan opens Physical Agent dataset
快鲤鱼 · wechat · 2026-10-22
A roundup of AI news: Zhiyuan Robotics open-sourced AGIBOT WORLD 2026 vol.4, the first Physical Agent dataset for real-world embodied reasoning, shifting focus from manipulation to decision difficulty. Anthropic launched Claude Duet, an agent built on Opus 5.5 with its own VM and browser that keeps working after your device shuts down (US Pro/Max waitlist preview). Kling 4.0 API went live, generating up to 30 seconds natively, with launches across iQiyi, Higgsfield, Meitu and others.
Unitree's Wang Xingxing said with GPT-6, physical AI shows signs of its breakthrough moment; the key challenge is aligning model I/O with real robots, with commercial service deployment coming before home/industrial. Per reports, DeepSeek raised 100B RMB ($15B) — doubled from its initial 50B target within weeks — with CATL and Tencent as key investors. OpenAI also partnered with Google Cloud to bring frontier models and Codex to Model Garden; Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner.
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