Sources: Huawei has approached some clients about testing the technical feasibility of the Ascend 910D, its newest AI chip that it hopes will beat Nvidia's H100
Superpower rivalry over semiconductors heats up despite Washington's attempts to block Beijing
Alibaba Cloud partners with 01.AI, the Beijing-based AI unicorn founded by former Google China head Kai-Fu Lee, to set up an “industrial large model laboratory”
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Alibaba Cloud partners with 01.AI, the Beijing-based AI unicorn founded by former Google China head Kai-Fu Lee, to set up an “industrial large model laboratory”
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Sources: Tesla partners with Baidu for mapping and navigation functions to clear a key hurdle to launch Full Self-Driving in China, after Elon Musk's visit
- Carmaker to partner with tech giant Baidu on maps, navigation — Musk sought clearance from Beijing for potential revenue boost
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft Chris McKay / Maginative : Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE's G42 Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Microsoft invests $1...
Chinese startup 01.AI, launched in March 2023 by computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee, reaches a $1B+ valuation and releases its AI model Yi-34B in Chinese and English
Train — Use in Transformers … The first public release contains two bilingual … Pandaily : Kai-Fu Lee's 01.AI Releases A Large-scale Model Yi-34B Worth Over $1 Billion Matthias Bastian / The Decoder...
Pony.Ai, which launched robotaxi services in Beijing and Guangzhou, launches a joint venture with Toyota and plans to spend $139M to mass produce robotaxis
Toyota (7203.T) and partner Pony.ai are planning to mass produce robotaxis in China, setting up a venture this year which will build cars …
A look at Beijing-based Red Date, the company responsible for the tech of China's upcoming Blockchain Service Network, and BSN's alliance with AWS, China Mobile
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A look at Beijing-based Red Date, the company responsible for the tech of China's upcoming Blockchain Service Network, and BSN's alliance with AWS, China Mobile
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Intel says Baidu is contributing to the development of its 16nm Nervana Neural Network Processor for AI training, which is optimized for image recognition
At Baidu's Create conference in Beijing this week, Intel corporate vice president Naveen Rao announced that Baidu is collaborating …