Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

The Hangzhou-based start-up’s cryptic one-line post on WeChat triggered online discussions about which AI chip supplier, or suppliers, would unveil this breakthrough, even as US tech restrictions remain in place. DeepSeek’s post on Thursday said the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its V3.1 AI model was particularly designed “for home-grown chips to be released soon”. Apart…

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Tech war: DeepSeek’s ‘UE8M0 FP8’ innovation seen as boost for China’s AI self-sufficiency

Tech war: DeepSeek’s ‘UE8M0 FP8’ innovation seen as boost for China’s AI self-sufficiency

A technical change in the latest model from Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek could be a big step towards achieving China’s goal of AI self-sufficiency, as it shows a new level of coordination between local model developers and hardware makers, according to analysts and industry insiders. While DeepSeek did not specify the vendor of the…

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that AI will advance with or without US, as he insisted H20 China sales are not a security threat.

NVIDIA CEO tells Trump: AI will advance ‘with or without US’, insists H20 China sales no security threat

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Friday that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue advancing with or without the support of the United States, citing Trump administration’s decision to allow Nvidia to resume sales of a key AI chip designed specifically for China, Reuters reported. Nvidia CEO also hoped that the measures taken in response to…

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Nvidia orders halt to H20 chip production after China directive, The Information says

Nvidia orders halt to H20 chip production after China directive, The Information says

(Reuters) -Nvidia has told some of its component suppliers to suspend production work related to H20, its AI chip tailor-made for the Chinese market, The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the communications. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Yazhini MV in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)…

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Tech war: DeepSeek hints China close to unveiling home-grown ‘next generation’ AI chips

Tech war: DeepSeek hints China close to unveiling home-grown ‘next generation’ AI chips

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI stacking, fanning speculation over breakthroughs China may have achieved. In a one-line note on its official WeChat account explaining the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its newly released model V3.1, the Hangzhou-based firm said that the model was particularly…

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