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Today β€” 28 October 2025Main stream

OpenAI calls on U.S. to build 100 gigawatts of additional power-generating capacity per year, increase equivalent to 100 nuclear reactors yearly β€” says electricity is a 'strategic asset' in AI race against China

28 October 2025 at 18:22
OpenAI has called on the US to build out more power-generating infrastructure, claiming that it is needed to help provide the backbone for the AI race the US is now in with China. With enormous infrastructure projects planned, it wants the US to build an additional 100 gigawatts of new energy capacity every year.

China builds brain-mimicking AI server the size of a mini-fridge, claims 90% power reduction β€” BI Explorer 1 packs in 1,152 CPU cores and 4.8TB of memory, runs on a household power outlet

28 October 2025 at 14:00
China's GDIIST research institute has announced the development and soon release of the BIE-1, an AI supercomputer inspired by the operation of the human brain. This neuromorphic computing tech is one of the first standalone, non-rack-based brain-based computers we've ever seen.

Yesterday β€” 27 October 2025Main stream

Qualcomm unveils AI200 and AI250 AI inference accelerators β€” Hexagon takes on AMD and Nvidia in the booming data center realm

Qualcomm has unveiled its AI200 and AI250 rack-scale AI inference solutions relying on data center-grade Hexagon NPUs with near-memory computing, micro-tile inferencing, and confidential computing support.

Before yesterdayMain stream

US–China reach trade framework that could avert 100% tariffs and pause rare-earth curbs β€” development comes as Trump and Xi prepare to meet this week

26 October 2025 at 19:42
US and Chinese trade negotiators say they’ve reached a framework agreement that, if approved by both governments this week, would roll back proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports and pause Beijing’s escalating export restrictions on rare-earth materials.

Elon Musk claims Tesla's new AI5 chip is 40x more performant than previous-gen AI5 β€” Next-gen custom silicon for vehicle AI to now be built by Samsung & TSMC

Tesla's next-gen AI5 chips is going to be manufactured by both TSMC and, now, Samsung in America. Musk claims that it's 40x faster than the outgoing AI4 silicon, mostly because of a radical design approach that ditches legacy hardware blocks to focus on what's needed right now.

European think tank suggests punitive DUV machine export ban following China's latest round of rare earth export controls

23 October 2025 at 16:45
A European think tank suggests retaliatory trade measures against China, and the trigger appears to be Beijing’s threat to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two raw materials used in everything from EVs to satellites.

China wants US semiconductor companies to submit sensitive data as part of probe β€” 'anti-dumping' investigation requests sales and profit data

22 October 2025 at 16:42
China’s Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce has published new questionnaires for US semiconductor businesses designed to find any discrepancies in their international pricing as part of an anti-dumping investigation.

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