🤖 AI HOT Daily · Oct 18, 2026
DeepSeek upgrades V4.1 Flash to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 with improved multi-benchmark scores at unchanged API pricing; DeepSeek opens its proprietary search API indexing billions of global pages with SEO-scam and low-quality AIGC filtering; Kazik tests the 37,999 yuan RTX Spark ultrabook for local token freedom in a week.
1. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Released, Better Benchmarks at Same API Price
DeepSeek upgrades V4.1 Flash to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 with web and app updates. API usage and pricing unchanged, still accessed via deepseek-flash.
2. DeepSeek Opens Proprietary Search API
Powered by AI-native DeepSeek search engine processing hundreds of millions of queries daily. Indexes billions of global web pages, multilingual, filters SEO scams, GEO manipulation, and low-quality AIGC.
3. Kazik Tests 37,999 Yuan RTX Spark Ultrabook: Local Token Freedom in a Week
Kazik's hands-on with the 37,999 yuan RTX Spark ultrabook: local token freedom achieved in a week, sharing local LLM experience.
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