DEEPSEEK HIRES FIRST CFO AHEAD OF POSSIBLE IPO DeepSeek plans to hire GL Ventures partner Yan Wentao as its first CFO, Reuters reports, as the Chinese AI startup prepares for a potential IPO. The company has also tapped CITIC Securities for a possible Shanghai STAR Market listing and is fundraising at a roughly $74 billion valuation. (Reuters) Why it matters: Another concrete step toward a potentially major Chinese AI listing.(彭博社)