Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip road map bolsters China’s tech self-sufficiency efforts

Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip road map bolsters China’s tech self-sufficiency efforts

US-sanctioned Huawei’s disclosure “is educating the market about what’s ahead”, while signalling that the Shenzhen-based company “can match Nvidia’s multi-year road map”, said Kevin Xu, founder of US-based investment firm Interconnected Capital. Huawei deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun, who serves as the privately held company’s rotating chairman from April to September, unveiled the plans to…

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Developing | Tech war: Huawei trumpets AI computing breakthrough for China ahead of Xi-Trump call

Developing | Tech war: Huawei trumpets AI computing breakthrough for China ahead of Xi-Trump call

Huawei Technologies unveiled hardware that it said could deliver world-class computing power without using Nvidia’s advanced chips, in a breakthrough that could potentially free the supply chokehold that constrains China’s aspirations in artificial intelligence. The Shenzhen-based telecoms equipment giant said it had developed the “world’s most powerful” supernode computing cluster using local chipmaking processes, providing…

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Editorial | Top UN ranking proves the benefits of Hong Kong’s integration

Editorial | Top UN ranking proves the benefits of Hong Kong’s integration

Hong Kong has been accelerating its integration into the Greater Bay Area, China’s key engine of growth. That has borne fruit for the city’s increased productivity and innovation. Our joint efforts are now being internationally recognised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is part of the United Nations. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou economic cluster…

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Editorial | Hong Kong drugs bust underscores why global cooperation is key

Editorial | Hong Kong drugs bust underscores why global cooperation is key

Credit goes not just to the two forces, but also to the authorities on the mainland and overseas jurisdictions that shared intelligence for the operation conducted between June and August. Local officers uncovered 74 narcotic-related cases and seized 1,219kg (2,687lbs) of drugs, including 622kg of cannabis, 280kg of ketamine, 200kg of cocaine, 85kg of methamphetamine…

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