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Chinese Tech Giants Order $35 Billion in Nvidia Chips as Export Controls Tighten Supply

ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordered over 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 workstation GPUs worth $35 billion, but Nvidia warns it can fulfill only 5-10% of demand. Meanwhile, 32 illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 chips surfaced in China Telecom's network, highlighting ongoing chip smuggling despite US export controls.

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Chinese Tech Giants Order $35 Billion in Nvidia Chips as Export Controls Tighten Supply

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China's Economic Growth Reaches 4.5% as AI-Driven Exports Counter Weak Domestic Consumption

China's economy expanded 4.5% in the third quarter of 2026, driven by surging global demand for AI infrastructure and computer chips. While AI-related hardware exports helped offset sluggish household spending and a deepening property market crisis, economists warn that export-led growth may not be sustainable without stronger domestic consumption.

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China's Economic Growth Reaches 4.5% as AI-Driven Exports Counter Weak Domestic Consumption

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Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion at $6.2 Billion Valuation to Scale Open-Weight AI Chips

AI chip startup Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, more than doubling its worth from 2024. Led by Jim Keller, the company chose independence over takeover offers from Intel and Qualcomm to scale its Galaxy servers for open-weight AI models and video generation workloads.

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Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion at $6.2 Billion Valuation to Scale Open-Weight AI Chips

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Amazon and Google Launch Tools to Challenge Nvidia's AI Chip Dominance with PyTorch Support

Amazon and Google released TorchNeuron and TorchTPU, open-source tools that let AI developers run PyTorch code on their custom AI chips with minimal changes. The move directly challenges Nvidia's market dominance by making it easier to switch from Nvidia's GPUs to alternative hardware without rewriting applications.

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Amazon and Google Launch Tools to Challenge Nvidia's AI Chip Dominance with PyTorch Support

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Modal Deploys Nvidia Vera CPU After Tests Show 2x Throughput Gains Over Intel and AMD Chips

AI cloud provider Modal will deploy Nvidia Vera CPU alongside its existing Intel and AMD processors after internal tests revealed doubled throughput for AI agent workloads. The move marks Modal's first adoption of Arm architecture as the $15.75 billion company builds a heterogeneous server fleet optimized for agentic AI workflows.

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Modal Deploys Nvidia Vera CPU After Tests Show 2x Throughput Gains Over Intel and AMD Chips

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Sony Patent Reveals AI Frame Generation That Predicts Next Frame Before GPU Finishes Rendering

Sony filed a patent for an AI system that predicts a game's next frame before graphics hardware completes rendering. The technology uses controller input and motion vectors to generate frames faster than traditional methods, potentially reducing latency and stuttering for PlayStation 6.

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Sony Patent Reveals AI Frame Generation That Predicts Next Frame Before GPU Finishes Rendering

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NVIDIA Vera CPU Challenges Core Count Race, Prioritizes Single-Threaded Performance for Agentic AI

NVIDIA unveiled its Vera CPU with 88 Olympus cores on a monolithic die, arguing the CPU industry sacrificed single-threaded performance for high core counts. The company claims agentic AI demands faster individual cores to prevent expensive AI GPUs waiting idle, marking a shift in data center processor design priorities.

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NVIDIA Vera CPU Challenges Core Count Race, Prioritizes Single-Threaded Performance for Agentic AI

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ASUS Launches UGen Arc Pro B70 with 32GB ECC Memory, Targeting Local AI Inference Market

ASUS has entered the Intel Arc graphics card market with the UGen Arc Pro B70, featuring 32GB ECC GDDR6 memory and 367 TOPS of AI performance. The workstation graphics card targets local AI inference and professional workloads, supporting multi-GPU configurations up to 128GB total memory.

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ASUS Launches UGen Arc Pro B70 with 32GB ECC Memory, Targeting Local AI Inference Market

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Taiwan Plans $4 Billion Texas Industrial Park to Support Nvidia and TSMC Suppliers

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs announced plans for a $2 billion to $4 billion industrial park in Texas, marking the first of several U.S. industrial parks designed to help smaller Taiwanese manufacturers establish operations near major semiconductor and AI hardware supply chains. The initiative targets suppliers to TSMC and Nvidia, with private businesses providing funding while the government offers loan guarantees and administrative support.

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Taiwan Plans $4 Billion Texas Industrial Park to Support Nvidia and TSMC Suppliers

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Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia Expand Partnership to Develop Level 4 Autonomous Robolimousines

Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia announced an expanded strategic partnership to develop next-generation automated driving systems, targeting SAE Level 4 robolimousines. The collaboration integrates MB.OS with Nvidia's Hyperion architecture, Alpamayo Stack, and Halos safety system. Volvo separately expanded its Nvidia deal for similar autonomous capabilities.

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Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia Expand Partnership to Develop Level 4 Autonomous Robolimousines

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Jensen Huang Says AI Is Coming for Every Company as Nvidia Invests $8 Billion in Europe

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared that every company will eventually become an AI-driven entity during his European tour. The chip giant has invested $8 billion in Europe's AI ecosystem over the past year, with several billion more in the pipeline, targeting strategic investments in data centers and cloud providers.

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Jensen Huang Says AI Is Coming for Every Company as Nvidia Invests $8 Billion in Europe

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China Proposes Export Controls on 23 AI Technologies Amid US-China Rivalry

China unveiled plans to restrict exports of 23 AI technologies including advanced models, chip designs, and autonomous agents, citing national security concerns. The move allows API access to remain open, enabling Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Kimi K3 to continue international expansion while Beijing tightens oversight of sensitive technology transfers.

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China Proposes Export Controls on 23 AI Technologies Amid US-China Rivalry

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Akamai Cloud Gains Customer Adoption for AI Workloads and Enterprise SaaS

Akamai announced growing customer adoption for its cloud computing services, driven by demand for high-performance compute and specialized GPU capacity. Software and SaaS companies lead the expansion, with organizations migrating AI workloads, microservices, and disaster recovery operations to Akamai's infrastructure across global markets.

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Akamai Cloud Gains Customer Adoption for AI Workloads and Enterprise SaaS

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Elon Musk's $3.6 Trillion Gamble: Tesla and SpaceX Merger Could Reshape AI Landscape

Elon Musk confirmed both Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to study a potential merger worth $3.6 trillion. The deal would unite rockets, robotaxis, humanoid robots, AI chip manufacturing, and orbital data centers under one company, with announcements potentially coming before Tesla's December 3 annual meeting.

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Elon Musk's $3.6 Trillion Gamble: Tesla and SpaceX Merger Could Reshape AI Landscape

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Volvo and Nvidia Expand Partnership to Deliver Hands-Free Automated Driving Across Vehicle Lineup

Volvo Cars is expanding its decade-long partnership with NVIDIA to develop advanced automated driving capabilities using AI technology. The collaboration will bring point-to-point, hands-free driving to future Volvo vehicles before 2030, combining Volvo's safety expertise with NVIDIA's Hyperion platform and Alpamayo software stack across electric, hybrid, and gas-powered models.

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Volvo and Nvidia Expand Partnership to Deliver Hands-Free Automated Driving Across Vehicle Lineup

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