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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Anthropic Announces Strategic Partnership with Broadcom for Infrastructure Funding

Documents from Anthropic's IPO reveal a partnership with Broadcom, which will provide computing capabilities and equipment leasing. Broadcom is set to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion, enhancing its role in the company's infrastructure expansion. This partnership is unique compared to other partners like Amazon, which focuses on cloud infrastructure. Anthropic is expected to become Broadcom's largest client in chip design, raising concerns about mutual spending in the AI market.

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Huawei collaborates with DeepSeek on AI chip software

Huawei has announced its partnership with AI start-up DeepSeek to launch an open-source software toolkit tailored for its Ascend chips. This move is speculated to be part of Huawei's efforts to expand the AI market beyond Nvidia's technology. The toolkit includes the TileLang platform, which can be compared to Nvidia's Cuda, regarded as a global standard for developing AI models. DeepSeek explained that TileLang is simpler to program, significantly improving development efficiency and simplifying code logic.

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Lenovo AI Express with NVIDIA accelerates the path to a hybrid AI factory

Lenovo has announced the launch of Lenovo AI Express, an accelerated path to AI deployment aimed at removing complexities. According to the Lenovo 2026 CIO Playbook, 94% of respondents expect positive returns from their AI investments, with an average return of $2.78 for every $1 invested. Lenovo AI Express, in collaboration with NVIDIA, addresses barriers to AI implementation by providing rapid access to AI capabilities and validated configurations. Customers can start with solutions tailored to their current needs, with the ability to scale as demands grow, with order-to-ship times accelerated to 15 business days for eligible configurations.

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AIsphere Launches PixVerse R2, a Real-Time World Model That Remembers What Happens in a Session

What impact could PixVerse R2 have on the gaming and interactive film industries?

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Bilibili Open-Sources Index-Translate, a Qwen3.5-Based Translation Model Family for 150 Languages

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Bilibili Open-Sources Index-Translate, a Qwen3.5-Based Translation Model Family for 150 Languages

On September 30, Bilibili's Index LLM team released Index-Translate, a family of multilingual translation models based on Alibaba's Qwen3.5. The models cover 150 languages, including Chinese and English, and are published under the Apache-2.0 license on Hugging Face and ModelScope in sizes of 2B, 9B, and 35B-A3B (preview), along with a technical report, GitHub code, and an online demo.

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XPeng and Banma Run a 30B-Class Cockpit AI Model On-Device on XPeng's 750-TOPS Turing Chip

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

XPeng and Banma Run a 30B-Class Cockpit AI Model On-Device on XPeng's 750-TOPS Turing Chip

XPeng and Banma Intelligence announced the development of an AI cockpit solution featuring a 30 billion parameter large model at the Apsara 2026 Conference. The system utilizes XPeng's Turing AI chip, delivering 750 TOPS of computing power, alongside Banma's AutoOmni model. This innovative solution operates core functions locally, ensuring quick responses even in areas with weak signals.

Infrastructure

Huawei Launches Grid-Interactive AIDC 1.0, Linking AI Data-Center Power, Cooling and Ascend Servers

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Huawei Launches Grid-Interactive AIDC 1.0, Linking AI Data-Center Power, Cooling and Ascend Servers

Huawei Digital Power has launched the AIDC 1.0 solution for smart data centers, aiming to integrate power, cooling, and construction into a coordinated system. This solution was presented at the Huawei AIDC Facility Summit in Shanghai, alongside new products like UPS, energy storage, and liquid cooling. The AIDC 1.0 solution features grid-friendly UPS, intelligent lithium batteries, and energy storage systems that help stabilize the grid. Huawei's vice president, Bob He, describes the evolution of data centers in three stages: adapting to the grid, supporting it, and ultimately forming it.

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Maxwell smart: new Chinese embodied model tops global AI ranking on physical tasks

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Maxwell smart: new Chinese embodied model tops global AI ranking on physical tasks

The AI model Maxwell, developed by the Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industries at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has achieved first place on the Meta-World benchmark for robot physical tasks. Maxwell scored 91.9, marking the highest score ever recorded on this benchmark. Meta-World was established by researchers from Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and other institutions to assess how well robots perform 50 everyday physical tasks. These tasks include a variety of activities such as grasping and carrying.

Business

Tencent to Lease 100,000 AI Chips from Oracle in Major Deal

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Business

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

Tencent to Lease 100,000 AI Chips from Oracle in Major Deal

Tencent is set to lease approximately 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle in what marks the largest external leasing deal for the Chinese company. The agreement, which spans five years, involves several Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia, with the deal valued at around $7 billion. This deal highlights Tencent's sharply rising demand for computing capabilities as the company ramps up investments in developing large language models. Recently, Tencent launched a beta version of a new AI image generation model tailored for professional creators, offering features to convert text to images and vice versa.

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The Den frees up 10-15 hours a week to grow with ChatGPT Work

1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

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1 Oct 202620 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH

The Den frees up 10-15 hours a week to grow with ChatGPT Work

The social club has opened a new location and is now able to prepare grant applications in two hours instead of three days. Management aims to enhance efficiency by reducing the time required for liquor license materials to three hours instead of four days. This change reflects the club's commitment to streamlining administrative processes, potentially attracting more members and enhancing its social and economic activities.