ByteDance, Tencent Get Nvidia H200 Chips, but Beijing Wants Them in Hong Kong
ByteDance and Tencent each received about 10,000 Nvidia H200 chips, but Chinese regulators want the hardware kept in Hong Kong, which lacks the power to run it.
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Story of the Day AI & Machine LearningMeta Brings Its AI to Mac With a New App Built for Small Business Owners
Meta launched a Mac app for Meta AI with screen sharing and Google Workspace access, aimed at creators and small businesses running campaigns on Facebook and Instagram.
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Alibaba’s Profit Falls 75% as AI Spending Surges
Alibaba's profit fell about 75% in the June quarter as AI infrastructure spending jumped 75%, even as cloud revenue grew 45% and the company touted its new Qwen3.8-Max model.
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Nvidia in Talks to Back Data Startup Mercor at $20 Billion
Nvidia has discussed investing in Mercor, a data-labeling startup that supplies expert data for its Nemotron models, in a round that would double the company's valuation to $20 billion.
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