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DeepSeek reports web and API degraded performance
DeepSeek's official status page reported a service incident on October 1, 2026, in which its web and app chat services and API experienced degraded performance and server errors. Independent monitoring tracked the disruption for roughly two to three hours before normal service resumed. DeepSeek did not publicly disclose a cause.
Sources: DeepSeek Status, StatusGator
DeepSeek open-sources Ascend infrastructure components with Huawei
On September 30, 2026, DeepSeek announced it had open-sourced a set of infrastructure components for Huawei's Ascend compute platform, including an Ascend version of its TileLang compiler as well as DeepGEMM-Ascend, DeepEP-Ascend, TileKernels, FlashMLA and DeepSelect. DeepSeek said the releases mirror its earlier Nvidia-oriented open-source components one-for-one and that every TileLang operator used to train its V4 model family now has a corresponding high-performance Ascend implementation. The company said it worked closely with Huawei to jointly optimize compute and communication on a 128-chip Ascend 950 supernode, advancing a domestic alternative to Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem.
Sources: DeepSeek (official WeChat), Reuters, South China Morning Post, Tom's Hardware
DeepSeek Harness v0.2 ships official desktop apps for macOS and Windows
DeepSeek released a v0.2 preview of its open-source DeepSeek Harness agent runtime, adding official desktop apps for macOS (Apple silicon) and Windows x64 alongside the existing web UI and command-line workflow. The update introduces a plugin manager, file and diff review, document and spreadsheet handling, and a scheduled automation-task plugin, and bundles the dsh command so users no longer need a separate Node.js install. The MIT-licensed harness is built on a plugin-first architecture and remains in public preview, with DeepSeek warning that compatibility-breaking changes will follow.
Sources: DeepSeek Harness (official), MarkTechPost, Hacker News