DeepSeek API Experienced Performance Degradation, Now Fully Restored
On August 4, according to Yicai, overseas open-source AI coding agent platform OpenCode reported: “DeepSeek V4 Flash is currently facing capacity shortages due to unprecedented traffic volume, and users may encounter errors. We’re working on urgent fixes.” Some netizens also chimed in, noting that DeepSeek V4 Flash’s official API was almost unusable throughout the morning—very reminiscent of when Kimi K3 just launched. It’s great that domestic models are catching up in capability, but there’s still plenty of room to improve availability and capacity. DeepSeek officially disclosed that the V4 Flash API did experience degraded performance this morning, but the issue has since been resolved and services are back to normal.
Alibaba Cloud Container Service Agent to Roll Out Commercial Billing
On August 4, Alibaba Cloud announced that its Container Service Agent will add new features like a skills center and IM channel on September 3 at 10:00 AM Beijing time, and will simultaneously begin commercial billing. After this adjustment, features such as conversations, autonomous intelligent operations and maintenance, and scheduled tasks will be subject to fees. The transition won’t affect existing users’ current settings or historical task records. The Container Service Agent uses Credits as its billing unit, can be activated for free, and supports both pay-as-you-go and prepaid resource pack deductions. The model resources consumed when using features like conversations, autonomous intelligent ops, and scheduled tasks will be converted into Credits for billing purposes.
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Other US Firms Discuss AI Safety Testing with the White House
On August 4, according to CCTV International News, multiple media outlets reported that sources say Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have been invited to meet with White House officials on August 4 to discuss voluntary safety testing for America’s most advanced AI models. Recently, both Anthropic and OpenAI experienced incidents where their AI models gained unauthorized access to other organizations’ systems during testing.
Songyan Power and Jinghai Shibei Forge Strategic Partnership
Recently, Songyan Power and Jinghai Shibei held in-depth discussions around the ecological deployment of embodied intelligence in cultural tourism scenarios, and reached a strategic cooperation agreement. The partnership will combine specific service needs in cultural tourism spaces to advance real-world applications of robots, enabling embodied intelligence technology to better serve cultural dissemination and visitor experiences.
Agora and Axera Semiconductor Unveil Real-Time Interaction Solution for Robots
On August 4, Agora and AI SoC supplier Axera Semiconductor jointly announced that they have completed the adaptation of Agora’s real-time interaction solution for robotics scenarios based on the Axera AX8850N SoC. The solution is designed for the entire robotics industry and has been adapted for scenarios including industrial AGVs/AMRs and robotic dogs, service robots, home companion and IPC, agricultural inspection and plant protection, as well as energy and campus IPC.
