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Friday 13 November 2026
AI memory may balance after mid-2028 while compute and supporting chips stay short, SMIC says
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) expects artificial intelligence (AI) demand to keep chip supply tight through mid-2028, even as equipment lead times of up to...
Friday 13 November 2026
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress
Nvidia founder and former CEO Jensen Huang has agreed to appear before the US House of Representatives ahead of the holiday break, addressing export controls and related controversies...
Friday 13 November 2026
Lutnick's clash with Treasury over Nvidia chip curbs deepens as White House weighs his future
A dispute between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over how hard to police Nvidia chip shipments to China has moved to the center of Washington's...
Friday 13 November 2026
Remote access emerges as biggest gap in US chip controls as Congress and Commerce move to close it
The loophole that lets Chinese AI developers rent Nvidia chips in overseas data centers is becoming the main target of a tougher US export-control push. Democrats swept both chambers...
Friday 13 November 2026
SMIC posts record third-quarter revenue as factory utilization nears full capacity
SMIC's record third-quarter revenue and sharper rise in operating profit point to stronger factory throughput, while the lower net result against the prior quarter shows how investment-related...
Thursday 12 November 2026
ByteDance plans to release Muse-like AI agent in coming weeks
ByteDance reportedly intends to release an AI agent similar to Meta's Muse within several weeks. The firm, whose AI assistant tool Doubao has seen wide adoption within China, seeks...
Thursday 12 November 2026
China's AI short-drama boom opens new token revenue opportunity for ByteDance's Seedance, Volcengine
China's AI-generated short-drama market is expanding rapidly, with surging content production and viewership making the sector an increasingly significant source of demand for AI computing...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Chinese media question timing of Huang allegations amid chip controls
With Chinese and US leaders expected to meet on October 18 during the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, allegations involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair and supposed...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Chinese models capture 89% of US corporate spending in open-source AI
Chinese AI models have taken a dominant position as demand for open-source models grows among US businesses. According to the "2026: The State of Enterprise AI" report released in...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Huawei's new OSTA smartphone brand targets wider displays, AI features ahead of November 20 debut
Huawei is preparing to introduce a new smartphone sub-brand, OSTA, at a product launch event on November 20, potentially expanding its portfolio with a wider-format candybar smartphone...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Intel China wants to turn untapped renewable energy into AI tokens with computing pods slated for 1H27
As demand for AI computing expands across industries and applications, chipmakers are seeking opportunities beyond conventional data centers, extending into enterprise deployments...
Thursday 12 November 2026
The China chip self-sufficiency paradox: YMTC eyes 2027 IPO as restricted Nvidia GPUs reach Chinese universities
China is advancing its domestic semiconductor ambitions while continuing to access restricted US AI processors, exposing the limits of Washington's export controls and the challenges...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Samsung Display, BOE weigh low-cost OLED panels as phone sales fall
Samsung Display, BOE Technology Group and Tianma Microelectronics are considering cheaper OLED panels for budget smartphones to boost factory utilization as handset sales decline,...
Thursday 12 November 2026
HKC’s Mianyang Gen 6 OLED investment faces delays
China’s HKC has again stalled its OLED expansion, with equipment orders for its Gen 6 OLED line in Mianyang, Sichuan, yet to be placed despite plans for deposition equipment...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Jensen Huang scandal could reshape China's AI chip landscape
"Jensanity" has helped fuel the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but reports linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to an alleged extramarital relationship involving a suspected...