Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is the subject of a news report regarding the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek. According to the provided source text, the news outlet The Information has published an article titled "DeepSeek Aims to Close $7.5 Billion Funding Round by End-October." The report states that DeepSeek is currently in the process of raising funds and has a target to finalize this round of financing by the end of October.

The article notes that the funding round is valued at $7.5 billion. The text does not specify which investors are participating in the round or the specific use of the funds. The coverage is presented as a headline-only article, with no additional details provided in the snippet.