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Home-grown heroes: how Huawei and DeepSeek are helping China break reliance on US chips

When Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek unveiled an updated foundational model late in August, investors in Nvidia were stunned. Shares…

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Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

The Hangzhou-based start-up’s cryptic one-line post on WeChat triggered online discussions about which AI chip supplier, or suppliers, would unveil…

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China’s Nvidia challenger Cambricon to raise US$560 million for AI chip development

Chinese semiconductor firm Cambricon Technologies, seen as a potential future challenger to Nvidia, plans to raise nearly 4 billion yuan…

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Chinese semiconductor, AI firms form pact as Nvidia faces inquiry on H20 chip’s security

The alliance reflected the growing efforts in the country’s semiconductor industry and nascent AI sector to push forward Beijing’s tech…

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WAIC Shanghai: China reveals new great leap forward with 1,509 AI models

China is now home to 1,509 AI models, which accounts for more than 40 per cent of the world’s total,…

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Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy

Shanghai will host its eighth annual flagship artificial intelligence (AI) conference this weekend as China ramps up competition against the…

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Nvidia builds new AI chip for China with powerful computing cluster capabilities: report

Semiconductor giant Nvidia is developing a new China-tailored artificial intelligence (AI) chip that complies with US export regulations and will…

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Guangdong aims to become global AI and robotics hub after DeepSeek’s success

Guangdong’s provincial government has expressed commitment to establishing a “global innovation highland” for the artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industries…

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