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08.04.26 - 08:36
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As AI race with US intensifies, China′s Alibaba launches 10,000-card computing cluster (SCMP)
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China is ramping up efforts in the AI race, as tech giants Alibaba Group Holding and Huawei Technologies deploy massive computing clusters in the push to develop home-grown infrastructure.
E-commerce giant Alibaba has announced the deployment of a 10,000-card intelligent computing cluster powered by the Zhenwu AI chips developed by its T-Head semiconductor design arm.
Launched in collaboration with China Telecom in the Shaoguan data centre in Guangdong province, the “fully domestic” cluster was......
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08.04.26 - 08:06
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China′s AI and cloud firms step up use of domestic chips (Digitimes)
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China's leading AI and cloud companies are shifting toward domestically produced AI chips, a move with global implications for supply chains, technology competition, and cloud services. The trend could reduce demand for foreign semiconductors while accelerating China's practical deployment of AI on homegrown platforms, affecting international vendors and developers alike....
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08.04.26 - 07:06
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Apple leverages supply chain advantage to boost market share despite AI lag (Digitimes)
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As the industry enters the second quarter of 2026, Apple plans to significantly shift its shipment schedule for iPhones and other consumer electronics, with a base iPhone model possibly debuting early in the quarter. Despite varying views on Apple's AI progress, the company's core strategy for 2026 remains consistent with 2025: aggressively pursuing market share by attracting new users through strong price-performance ratios across smartphones and PCs....
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08.04.26 - 07:06
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Uber deploys AWS custom chips to scale AI and cut compute costs (Digitimes)
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US ride-hailing platform Uber has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy its in-house custom chips, aiming to improve the speed and efficiency of artificial intelligence (AI) model training and inference. The move is expected to strengthen Uber's real-time computing capabilities across ride-hailing and delivery services, while highlighting a broader push by cloud providers to capture AI infrastructure demand through proprietary silicon....
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08.04.26 - 07:06
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Chinese SSD maker DapuStor sees rising QLC demand as AI drives storage growth (Digitimes)
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Chinese enterprise SSD (eSSD) maker DapuStor entered its IPO subscription phase in early April 2026, driven by rapid expansion in AI infrastructure. The company recently observed multiple downstream customers significantly revising their order forecasts upwards after the Lunar New Year holidays. DapuStor highlighted that QLC SSDs are becoming a key trend for North American and Chinese cloud service providers (CSPs) to ease cost and capacity pressures. Its 245TB product has officially reached customer sampling stages....
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08.04.26 - 07:06
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Taiwan warns of Beijing′s covert push to poach AI and chip talent (Digitimes)
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According to the latest report submitted by Taiwan's National Security Bureau to the Legislative Yuan, China is increasingly targeting Taiwan in an effort to circumvent international technological restrictions. Beijing has set its sights on Taiwan's high-tech sectors—particularly artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and precision machinery—seeking to lure companies to establish operations or maintain a presence in China under the framework of its 15th Five-Year Plan....
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