Saudi Arabia's new AI venture Humain secured a deal with Nvidia for 18,000 of its latest AI chips, marking a bold move to become a global leader in artificial intelligence and diversify the kingdom's economy under its Vision 2030 plan, putting the Middle East 'front of the line' for global chip access ahead of rivals like China.
Sarvam AI's latest release of Sarvam-M, a 24B open-weights hybrid language model for Indian languages, has sparked debate on the state of Indic AI research, with critics questioning its impact and funding, while supporters highlight its importance for solving Bharat-centric use cases.
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker, warns tariffs on microchips and manufacturing equipment could undermine its plans to expand chip production in the United States, as semiconductor supply chains are global and import restrictions could reduce demand for U.S.-made chips.
The U.S. House approved a contentious 10-year AI regulation freeze, drawing criticism for hindering state consumer protections, but the measure faces an uphill battle in the Senate due to procedural hurdles.
NVIDIA, Foxconn, and Taiwan are teaming up to construct a groundbreaking AI factory supercomputer, boasting 10,000 Blackwell GPUs, empowering researchers, startups, and industries with cutting-edge AI computing resources to drive innovation and adoption across the nation.
Nvidia's CEO praises the talent of Chinese AI researchers, warning that overly restrictive US policies like export controls on AI chips could hinder America's ability to lead in AI development amidst healthy global competition.
In this AI Minds newsletter, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains why the AI revolution is underhyped, Mark Zuckerberg discusses AGI and China's AI progress, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang unveils plans for physical AI and robotics, and insights into medical AI, vision-language models, GAN inversion, voice AI agents, and more.
China has launched the first 12 satellites of an ambitious planned network of 2,800 orbital AI supercomputers, marking a significant milestone in space-based computing capabilities with potential applications in scientific research, emergency response, gaming, and tourism.
Major Chinese tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent, and JD.com reported strong earnings driven by improving consumer spending and the growing impact of AI-powered advertising, despite recent U.S.-China trade tensions and economic headwinds.
Trump inks $2.2 trillion tech and chip deals with Gulf states, boosting their AI ambitions in exchange for massive investments, positioning Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar as emerging AI superpowers and key U.S. tech allies.