HPC News Bytes 20251215: On-Off-On GPU Exports to China, the US-China Power Gap, Pocket-Sized HPC, Regulating AI

    HPC News Bytes 20251215: On-Off-On GPU Exports to China, the US-China Power Gap, Pocket-Sized HPC, Regulating AI

      https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HPCNB_20251215.mp3 Warmest December greetings! AI technology and its correlated impacts splashed around the world last week, here’s a fast (10:52) review of new developments, including: – Nvidia H200 exports to China – H20, H200 and Chinese AI chips: how do they stack up? – Few fast GPUs vs. many slow GPUs – China’s power…

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    Apple distributors have a 'warning' for mobile phone stores in India: "If any device sold from your outlet is found to be..."

    Apple distributors have a ‘warning’ for mobile phone stores in India: “If any device sold from your outlet is found to be…”

    Apple‘s distributors have issued stern warnings to Indian mobile phone retailers and stores, threatening hefty penalties if newly sold iPhones—especially the iPhone 17 series—are activated with foreign SIM cards within 90 days of purchase, according to MoneyControl.“If any device sold from your outlet is found to be activated or used with a foreign SIM within…

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    How made-in-India iPhones are slowly ‘killing’ China’s iPhone City 
(HT Tech)

    How made-in-India iPhones are slowly ‘killing’ China’s iPhone City (HT Tech)

    A new report suggests Apple’s growing shift toward manufacturing iPhones in India is beginning to reshape, and in some ways weaken, the dominance of China’s long-standing “iPhone City.” The report, published by Le Monde, highlights how Foxconn’s giant Zhengzhou plant is struggling with shrinking labour numbers, stricter regulations, and a decline in seasonal workers, even…

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