OpenAI vs DeepSeek, Anthropic Hits $380B & Claude Used in Military Raid

OpenAI escalates the AI cold war, formally accusing China's **DeepSeek** of stealing IP via "distillation" to clone frontier models. Meanwhile, **Anthropic** secures a historic **$30 billion** funding round, pushing its valuation to **$380 billion**, but faces backlash over reports that the U.S. military used **Claude** via Palantir in a raid to capture Nicolás Maduro. Plus, **Google DeepMind** unveils a new mathematician agent, and **Perplexity** lets you audit AI models side-by-side.Sources:• Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-accuses-china-deepseek-distilling-us-models-2026-02-13/• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/anthropic-raises-30bn-in-latest-round-valuing-claude-bot-maker-at-380bn• The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/us-used-anthropics-claude-venezuela-raid-maduro-2026-02-13• Google DeepMind: https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/gemini-deep-think-redefining-scientific-research/• Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/blog/introducing-model-council