Chinese Firms Ordered $16 Billion in Nvidia Chips in Q1

Chinese Firms Ordered $16 Billion in Nvidia Chips in Q1

More than $16 billion in orders for Nvidia’s (NVDA, Financials) H20 server chips have been placed by Chinese firms during the first quarter of 2025, according to a report by The Information citing individuals familiar with the matter. The buyers include some of China’s most prominent technology companies: ByteDance, Alibaba Group (BABA, Financials), and Tencent…

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DeepSeek’s success gives Chinese firms jolt as Beijing seeks sanction-beating breakthroughs

The sudden success of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek comes as a morale booster for the country’s researchers and tech companies, who have been tasked by Beijing to push for breakthroughs in the face of US-led curbs on the trade, industry participants and analysts said. DeepSeek’s emergence has also changed perceptions among economists and…

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China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Shi Yuxiang is eager to find out what the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology has to offer in video-making. But with OpenAI’s long-awaited Sora video generation tool launching only earlier this month, the 34-year-old entertainment industry professional from Beijing has been experimenting with a wide range of Chinese alternatives. “Whenever there’s a new product release,…

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US study finds China's tech innovation 'much stronger' than previously understood

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than previously understood

Can China innovate and outcompete the US in their pitched battle for technological supremacy? A 20-month investigation into the innovation performance of 44 Chinese firms across key technologies – including nuclear power, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and materials science – revealed a troubling yes for the US. On Wednesday, analysts from the Information Technology…

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