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China chip start-ups rush to tout AI chip breakthroughs after Nvidia sales ban
China chip start-ups rush to tout AI chip breakthroughs after Nvidia sales ban
  • Chongqing-based Xiangdixian Computing Technology has unveiled Tianjun No. 1, a GPU with 12-nanometre node technology
  • Analysts say that Chinese chip companies still lag far behind Nvidia, which has a near monopoly on GPUs used to train AI models
30 Sep 2022 - 12:42AM
China AI chip companies are touting their expertise. Photo: Shutterstock
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China chip start-ups rush to tout AI chip breakthroughs after Nvidia sales ban
30 Sep 2022 - 12:42AM
  • Chongqing-based Xiangdixian Computing Technology has unveiled Tianjun No. 1, a GPU with 12-nanometre node technology
  • Analysts say that Chinese chip companies still lag far behind Nvidia, which has a near monopoly on GPUs used to train AI models
The ByteDance headquarters building in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock
TikTok owner ByteDance to offer more paid leave to employees

The expanded leave offerings will bring ByteDance’s policy more in line with those of global peers, which often provide more generous employee benefits.

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Visitors tour the 360 booth at the World 5G Convention in Beijing, Nov. 21, 2019. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 cuts jobs as founder calls for consolidation

Beijing-based 360 Security Technology is cutting staff and selling overseas investments as part of a consolidation plan, which includes a new focus on digital security amid increasing threats from cyberattacks.

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Pony Ma Huateng, founder and CEO of Tencent Holdings. Photo: Bloomberg
Pony Ma explains Tencent’s vision for the future of the internet

Tencent finally elaborates on the meaning of ‘immersive convergence’, two years after founder Pony Ma Huateng called it the future of the internet.

28 Sep 2022 - 7:30PM
A visitor tries an augmented reality glasses at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in September 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
China’s iPhone production hub bets its future on the metaverse

Henan province joins a flurry of local governments in China that have announced initiatives to boost the development of the loosely defined concept.

28 Sep 2022 - 4:00PM
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