Alibaba whips out AI chip to dodge Nvidia squeeze
Published in AI


China’s silicon brigade tries to fill the GPU hole with homebrew parts

Chinese cloud giant Alibaba has wheeled out a shiny new AI chip, hoping to plug the silicon hole left after Nvidia was kicked in the export rules by Uncle Sam.

China's GPU hopefuls eye IPOs
Published in Graphics
Friday, 04 July 2025 09:39

China's GPU hopefuls eye IPOs


Moore Threads and MetaX want your yuan

Two of China’s homegrown GPU outfits, Moore Threads and MetaX, are apparently getting ready to shake the tin at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.