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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-04-24-pm/
- Published: 2026-04-24T23:02:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-24T23:02:17.000Z
- Description: DeepSeek’s V4 preview lands exactly a year after its original model prompted Silicon Valley into a months-long efficiency sprint. Canada secured 90% of the Aleph Alpha-Cohere combined entity; Germany extracted the “sovereign AI” framing both governments sought.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

DeepSeek's V4 preview lands exactly a year after its original model prompted Silicon Valley into a months-long efficiency sprint. Canada secured 90% of the Aleph Alpha-Cohere combined entity; Germany extracted the "sovereign AI" framing both governments sought.

> **$600M** — What Schwarz Group plans to invest in Cohere's Series E as part of the Aleph Alpha deal. *(CNBC)*

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#### [Cohere and Aleph Alpha announce merger in Berlin, creating a $20 billion transatlantic AI company](https://thenextweb.com/news/cohere-aleph-alpha-merger-20-billion?ref=adjacent.media)

Canada gets 90% of the combined entity, Germany gets the "sovereign AI" talking points both governments wanted. *(The Next Web)*

#### [DeepSeek returns with V4-Pro and V4-Flash, a year after its 'Sputnik moment'](https://thenextweb.com/news/deepseek-v4-pro-flash-launch-open-source?ref=adjacent.media)

The Hangzhou startup that pressured OpenAI is back with preview models claiming top coding and math performance. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-Energy raises $1.02 billion in IPO](https://thenextweb.com/news/x-energy-ipo-1-billion-amazon?ref=adjacent.media)

Priced above range at $23 per share, as small modular reactor betting replaces SPAC speculation. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Companies, Not Consumers, to Cash In Big From Tariff Refunds](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/companies-consumers-tariff-refunds.html?ref=adjacent.media)

Families paid higher prices during the illegal tariff period. The $166 billion in refunds are flowing to corporate coffers instead. *(NYT)*