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DeepSeek API: Search and Fetch become public APIs

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Welcome to Sunday’s Morning Briefing. The Financial Times reports growing pressure on America’s US$10tn AI infrastructure boom. Product releases are quieter, with DeepSeek opening web search and page retrieval tools for developers.

New releases

DeepSeek API. New public Search and Fetch APIs cost US$0.75 per 1,000 successful requests each; when using the DeepSeek API in DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex, server-side Search and Fetch calls remain free until billing starts on 31 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC. More

Elsewhere in AI

America’s US$10tn AI infrastructure boom is showing strains as investment in the technology runs up against economic realities in the physical world, the Financial Times reports. Read

The Bank of England’s governor urged the G30 to address concerns about AI agents, warning that rapid AI development poses a major financial stability issue, the Financial Times reports. Read

Anthropic is drawing on legal expertise to help AI agents strike deals, as technology companies grapple with negotiating rules for software representing people, the Financial Times reports. Read

A Financial Times survey of 94 economists suggests AI could accelerate the global economy, with benefits reaching countries beyond the US and China. Read

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