Alibaba whips out AI chip to dodge Nvidia squeeze
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China’s silicon brigade tries to fill the GPU hole with homebrew parts

Chinese cloud giant Alibaba has wheeled out a shiny new AI chip, hoping to plug the silicon hole left after Nvidia was kicked in the export rules by Uncle Sam.

Cambricon cashes in on anti-Nvidia orders
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Wednesday, 27 August 2025 09:09

Cambricon cashes in on anti-Nvidia orders


Beijing's AI chip pipsqueak rakes in the yuan

Chinese chip upstart Cambricon is laughing all the way to the bank after netting a record profit on the back of Beijing's vendetta against Nvidia.

Huawei plots Nvidia AI replacement with Ascend chip
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China’s tech champion aims to fill gaps left by US sanctions

Huawei is preparing to test its latest AI chip, the Ascend 910D, hoping it can challenge higher-end products from Nvidia as US restrictions batter the Chinese semiconductor industry.