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DeepSeek has launched the multimodal V4.1 Flash model, saying it outperforms V4 Pro in performance, speed, and cost, while some requests for previous models are gradually being redirected to it. The launch also comes with API price cuts and the company’s intention to expand this architecture in the future.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its list of AI-enabled medical devices authorized for marketing in the United States, emphasizing that the list is not exhaustive and does not represent a complete database of all devices. The agency is exploring future mechanisms to identify devices that incorporate foundation models, including large language models and multimodal systems.