Author: Advanced AI Editor

China’s leading tech firms, including ByteDance, Alibaba (HK:9988), and Tencent (HK:0700), have reportedly stockpiled close to one million units of Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) H20 AI chips in anticipation of tightened U.S. export restrictions, according to Nikkei Asia. The bulk purchases—valued at over $12 billion—aimed to secure nearly a year’s supply before the April export ban took effect. The H20 chip, a scaled-down version of Nvidia’s high-performance H100, is tailored to meet U.S. export controls and is widely used for AI inference tasks. Demand for AI computing in China is soaring, driven by the rapid growth of AI-powered applications like DeepSeek, now…

Emerging technology, when first being presented to the public-at-large, is bound to get people fearful and protective of the status quo. Such is the current case with AI and its practical application in multiple industries, particularly in the space of visual media arts, but rather than turn away, renowned filmmaker and technological innovator James Cameron is choosing to lean in. Last year, he joined the board of the generative AI company Stability AI and during a recent interview on the “Boz to the Future” podcast, he explained how the tech’s ability to shorten VFX workflow could truly be a game-changer…

I don’t care who you are, where you’re fromWhat you did, As long as you love me! — Backstreet Boys Wow! They really love AI in China! Across regions, across pockets!  So, Tencent, from China, has announced its latest Hunyuan-T1—the first Mamba-powered ultra-large model! Well, well, well! Seems the Chinese are in love with AI! First, came DeepSeek, then Baidu ERNIE 4.5, and now, Tencent with Hunyuan-T1, with Google Gemma, in-between, along with OpenAI’s O-series models. That’s really a lot of development done within a space of very little time! Didn’t I remark earlier that AI models will come up thick…

Nvidia is getting into the artificial intelligence agents game with the release of a software platform that helps businesses build their own autonomous bots. The platform, called NeMo microservices, is available for all customers to use to build their “AI teammates,” the chip maker said Wednesday. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said it has developed a better way of building AI agents that relies on open-source AI models like those provided by Meta Platforms and the startup Mistral AI. Nvidia is betting on open-source, or open-weight, AI technologies because they tend to offer businesses more flexibility and control than proprietary…

Shanghai, China–(Newsfile Corp. – April 27, 2025) – At the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025), ARCFOX, a premium intelligent new energy vehicle (NEV) brand, unveiled a series of forward-looking models and cutting-edge technologies. In addition to the debut of the ARCFOX αS5 ULTRA, the brand also celebrated the world premiere of the all-new ARCFOX T1, a pure-electric A-segment SUV. ARCFOX further introduced its first-ever Robotaxi-the ARCFOX αT5-demonstrating its breakthroughs in intelligent driving and high-performance architecture, while reinforcing its accelerated global strategy.The newly launched 2025 ARCFOX αS5 ULTRA is built on a fully integrated 800V high-voltage platform…

Alibaba Cloud has bolstered its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for international customers, unveiling a suite of new models, tools and infrastructure upgrades. Announced at the company’s Spring Launch 2025 online event, the new offerings focus on providing scalable AI offerings, particularly in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs). “We are launching a series of platform-as-a-service [PaaS] and AI capability updates to meet the growing demand for digital transformation from across the globe,” said Selina Yuan, president of international business at Alibaba Cloud. “These upgrades allow us to deliver even more secure and…

At its Create 2025 conference in Wuhan last Friday, Baidu doubled down on its vision that the future of AI lies in creating smarter applications. Speaking to a packed room of developers, Baidu founder and CEO Robin Li said that as foundational models improve, they become a double-edged sword: while they unlock more possibilities for application development, they also risk making apps obsolete if the model itself renders them redundant. He pointed out that the key to building apps that stand the test of time is to “find the right scenario, pick the right model, and learn a little about…

Chinese internet companies, including ByteDance, Alibaba Group Holding BABA, and Tencent Holding TCEHY, hoarded billions of dollars worth of Nvidia Corp NVDA H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chips as the U.S. semiconductor sanctions kicked in. Nvidia tailor-made the H20 chips to comply with U.S. semiconductor sanctions. However, the Chinese companies started hoarding them in 2024, fearing potential shipment restrictions, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday. Also Read: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Meets Japanese PM To Discuss AI’s Growing Energy Needs They aimed to snap up 1 million H20s before the latest U.S. semiconductor sanctions. The companies reportedly placed over $16 billion in orders…

Meta Platforms experienced a notable price move of 9%, significantly outpacing the broader market’s 5% gain over the same period. This upward momentum coincides with their collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton on the Space Llama AI tech stack, an initiative that underscores Meta’s capability in advancing AI technology for both space operations and terrestrial industries. The innovative characteristics of Space Llama, especially its application in space missions, may have bolstered investor confidence, adding weight to the broader positive market trends. As the market sees continued recovery, Meta’s developments highlight its potential contribution to technological advancements. Every company has risks, and…

ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, changing the tech world. Generative AI became the top priority for every tech company, and that’s how we ended up with “smart” fridges with built-in AI. Artificial intelligence is being built into everything, sometimes for the hype alone, with products like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini having come a long way since late 2022.As soon as it became clear that genAI would reshape technology, likely leading to advanced AI systems that can do everything humans can do but better and faster, we started seeing worries that AI would negatively impact society and doom scenarios where…