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Why Huawei Can Only Make 200,000 AI Chips a Year

Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security at the Commerce Department, recently told lawmakers that China's Huawei is capable of producing no more than 200,000 advanced AI chips in 2025, a figure far below the company's own demand. But this wasn'

Why Alibaba Is Giving Away Its Advanced AI Models for Free

Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai recently recounted a "holy cow" moment inside the Chinese tech giant. When startup DeepSeek launched its stunningly efficient AI model in January, Alibaba's engineers were so spooked by the risk of falling behind that they canceled their Lunar New Year holidays to

Is Apple Struggling with AI?

In the wake of its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple executives have been on the defensive. They insist that last year’s flashy demo of a supercharged, AI-powered Siri wasn't “demoware,” but rather a feature that just wasn't ready to ship. In an interview with the Wall
Is Apple Struggling with AI?

Is Huawei a Real Threat to Nvidia’s AI Empire?

In a rare public warning, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged that while his company’s AI technology is a “generation ahead,” Chinese rival Huawei “has got China covered” if U.S. export controls continue to restrict American participation in the world’s second-largest economy. The comments underscore a critical tension

China's AI Math Is Different

Stacking Them Up The US and China are in the middle of some very delicate trade talks this week, so naturally this was the perfect time for Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei to go on the front page of the People’s Daily and say that he isn’t worried about
China's AI Math Is Different

IBM Sets 2029 Quantum Deadline: Can It Win the Next Computing Race?

IBM this week laid out one of the most ambitious roadmaps in computing, declaring it plans to have a practical, error-corrected quantum computer online by 2029. The announcement signals a critical phase in the race to build a machine that operates on the bizarre principles of quantum mechanics, a technology

Why Google Cloud Platform Is Fueling OpenAI

The battle lines in AI seemed clearly drawn: OpenAI, backed by Microsoft's cloud, was on one side, and Google, with its own DeepMind AI lab and massive infrastructure, was on the other. This week, those lines were blurred in a startling way. In a deal that reshapes the
Why Google Cloud Platform Is Fueling OpenAI

Mistral's New Reasoning Model and the Dawn of Efficient AI

French startup Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, a significant step in the continent's effort to compete with American and Chinese rivals. The move signals a broader, fundamental shift in the AI industry. For years, progress has been defined by a simple, expensive

Why Salesforce is Hoarding Your Slack Messages

Salesforce-owned Slack, the ubiquitous workplace messaging app, recently made a quiet but significant policy change. According to a Reuters report, the company blocked other software firms from searching or storing Slack messages, even if their own customers grant them permission. The stated reason was to protect customer privacy. But this
Why Salesforce is Hoarding Your Slack Messages

Amazon's Security Chief Is Wary of AI Safety Rules

As AI rapidly reshapes the economy, a debate is intensifying not just in Washington, but within Silicon Valley itself. This week, Amazon's chief security officer joined a chorus of leaders from Microsoft, OpenAI, and other tech giants in urging a hands-off approach to AI regulation, arguing that government
Amazon's Security Chief Is Wary of AI Safety Rules