Meet Cambricon: how 2 ‘genius brothers’ created China’s potential rival to Nvidia

Meet Cambricon: how 2 ‘genius brothers’ created China’s potential rival to Nvidia

The hottest company in China right now is Cambricon Technologies, an artificial intelligence chipmaker whose stock has surged about 10-fold over the past two years, driven by expectations that it could be a serious challenger to Nvidia in the mainland market. The frenzy over Cambricon, whose stock is trading at an eye-watering trailing 12-month price-to-earnings…

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Will success of Hong Kong’s The Impossible Trial spur more Cantonese musicals?

Will success of Hong Kong’s The Impossible Trial spur more Cantonese musicals?

The strong demand for the sold-out Cantonese musical The Impossible Trial suggests that Hong Kong could see more shows of this kind in the future, according to one of its presenters, with its popularity casting a spotlight on all aspects of the production, including its contemporary Chinese aesthetics. Producing more large-scale, recurring theatrical productions also…

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Ahead of Victory Day military parade, Chinese experts cast doubt on US aid during WWII

Ahead of Victory Day military parade, Chinese experts cast doubt on US aid during WWII

US aid to China during World War II was driven by Washington’s self-interest, and the dynamics between the two nations before 1949 was that of “coloniser and oppressed”, according to a top Chinese government-backed historical journal. Another paper in the same issue of the periodical characterised Moscow’s wartime support as “offering fuel in snowy weather”…

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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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