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AI & GPU Accelerators

Alibaba's T-Head Unveils Zhenwu M890 AI Chip

The AI chip race just got another serious contender. Alibaba's T-Head Semiconductor has dropped the Zhenwu M890, a new proprietary chip designed to power everything from training massive models to running inference on agentic AI.

AI & GPU Accelerators

Supermicro Execs Accused of Smuggling AI GPUs to China via Thailand

The complex dance of silicon and secrecy has taken a bizarre turn. Supermicro execs, facing charges of a multi-billion dollar hardware smuggling operation, allegedly used a Thai government outfit to funnel restricted Nvidia AI GPUs straight to Alibaba.

AI & GPU Accelerators

NVIDIA Chips Smuggled to China; Supermicro Execs Indicted

Export bans? What export bans? NVIDIA's hottest AI silicon is still finding its way to China, this time through a sophisticated $2.5 billion smuggling operation ensnaring Supermicro executives.