Nvidia preparing a version of new Blackwell AI chip for China market, sources say

Nvidia preparing a version of new Blackwell AI chip for China market, sources say

The sources declined to be identified as Nvidia has yet to make a public announcement. A spokesman for Nvidia declined to comment. Inspur did not respond to requests for comment. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang unveils the company’s new Blackwell AI chip platform at an event in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. Photo: … Read more

Has China, after long-awaited third plenum, given its market a demotion?

Has China, after long-awaited third plenum, given its market a demotion?

The use of “better leverage” in reference to the role of the market at the twice-a-decade event – formally known as the third plenum of the party’s 20th Central Committee – slightly deviates from rhetoric used at the same gatherings in 2013 and 2018, when the market was granted a “decisive role” in resource allocation. … Read more

Tech war: Huawei’s growing laptop business in China under threat after US revokes Intel, Qualcomm chip export licences

Tech war: Huawei’s growing laptop business in China under threat after US revokes Intel, Qualcomm chip export licences

Beijing called the move “a typical economic coercion practice” and a violation of US commitment to not decouple from China. It “will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms,” a spokesperson of China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday. Huawei’s consumer business chief Richard Yu Chengdong holding the company’s … Read more