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techRevolutionizing Web Design with Gemini 3.1 and Seedance 2.0
A tutorial introduces AI tools Gemini 3.1 and Seedance 2.0 for creating $10K cinematic websites, streamlining design processes for developers.
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techChinese AI Firms Challenge US Dominance Through Radical Cost Efficiency
DeepSeek and 01.ai are disrupting the AI market with training costs under $6 million and record-low inference pricing, threatening the capital moat of US tech leaders.
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techMicrosoft Expands Azure AI in China as Rivals Retreat
Microsoft triples China AI revenue by serving as an OpenAI intermediary for ByteDance and Tencent, navigating security risks and export controls where competitors fear to tread.
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techDeepSeek Bars Investor Poaching Amid $7.4 Billion Funding Round
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek closes massive funding round at $59 billion valuation while explicitly prohibiting investors from recruiting its engineering talent.
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techByteDance Pivots from Nvidia, Negotiates for 50,000 AI Chips from Iluvatar CoreX
ByteDance is in talks to acquire over 50,000 AI GPUs from Shanghai-based Iluvatar CoreX, marking a strategic pivot toward domestic chip ecosystems amid tightening US export controls.
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techAI Inference Costs Spark Price War as Startups and Giants Slash Rates
Corporate AI budgets are collapsing under soaring inference costs, forcing enterprises to adopt dynamic routing. OpenAI and Anthropic face margin compression from Chinese competitors.
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techNvidia Enters China CPU Market with Vera Chip to Capture $200 Billion Opportunity
Nvidia pitches its new Vera Arm-based CPU to Chinese hyperscalers like Alibaba, bypassing GPU export restrictions to target a $200 billion market.
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techByteDance Boosts AI CapEx to $30B, Targets $70B Industry Spend
ByteDance increases 2026 AI capital expenditure to $30B, with Goldman Sachs projecting $70B from Chinese internet firms.