DeepSeek Conversations Indexed by Google Search
A July 22 Cybernews report found that conversations held with the DeepSeek chatbot were appearing in Google Search results, publicly exposing user chats. The findings raised privacy concerns for users who expected their exchanges with the AI assistant to remain private, and highlighted questions about how DeepSeek's conversation data is cached and surfaced through public web indexing.
Tencent's HY3 Open-Weight Model Matches DeepSeek V4 Pro
Tencent released HY3, a 295-billion-parameter model distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, according to a July 22 Geeky Gadgets report. The fully open-weight release was framed as balancing performance with accessibility, and was reported to match DeepSeek V4 Pro while remaining free for commercial use. The Apache 2.0 terms permit both deployment and modification, intensifying competition with DeepSeek's flagship tier.
Poolside's Laguna S 2.1 Challenges DeepSeek at Smaller Scale
US-based AI developer Poolside announced Laguna S 2.1 on July 21, 2026, as reported by Japanese outlet Livedoor. The 118-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model was described as outperforming DeepSeek's 1.6-trillion-parameter V4 Pro Max despite operating at a smaller scale. Poolside characterized the release as its most capable model to date, adding another open-weight challenger to DeepSeek's position in the open model ecosystem.
Sources: - Cybernews: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxOZ050OFRFU1JNZWQwXzVpTFZ2eGsxS2ZPMWs3UkdRLWQ0QzVjcFJFOFlIV19WS1pYcC1pOUJicGgzT0s5eXRGbkNhNTFJQzBuTlowUnJaeldRaVlSc09lS0ZwVzhUZ0RxNjNnSkVvR3F1MkF5YjcyRW52MmZVeG5zSA - Geeky Gadgets: https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/tencent-hy3-open-weight-model/ - Livedoor: https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/31887033/
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