DeepSeek Reportedly Using Banned Nvidia Blackwell Chips

DeepSeek Reportedly Using Banned Nvidia Blackwell Chips

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI research company known for developing high‑performance, cost‑effective open‑source Large Language Models (LLMs) and chatbots, has reportedly been using Nvidia’s state‑of‑the‑art AI chips to train its upcoming V4 model. NVIDIA’s Blackwell chips, used by DeepSeek to train its V4 model, are currently banned from export to China. As per the latest reports, … Read more

Nvidia AI Chip Deal With ByteDance Depends on Trump Administration Rules

Nvidia AI Chip Deal With ByteDance Depends on Trump Administration Rules

NVIDIA’s AI chip sale to ByteDance will hinge on the conditions set by the US President Donald Trump’s administration. The administration stated that it is willing to allow China’s ByteDance to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips, though Nvidia has not responded to the proposed conditions governing how the chips would be used once delivered.  What is … Read more

NVIDIA AI Chip Sales to China Remain on Hold Amid US Security Review

NVIDIA AI Chip Sales to China Remain on Hold Amid US Security Review

NVIDIA’s H200 AI chip sales to China remain on hold for nearly two months, even after the approval from US President Donald Trump. According to the Financial Times, the exports are pending a US national security review. In the meantime, Chinese customers are currently not placing H200 chip orders with Nvidia until Nvidia obtains its … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX–xAI Deal Shrinks the Gap With Tesla Stock

Elon Musk’s SpaceX–xAI Deal Shrinks the Gap With Tesla Stock

The gap between Elon Musk’s private and public empires is narrowing fast. Following SpaceX’s merger with artificial intelligence startup xAI, the newly combined entity is now valued at an estimated $1.25 trillion, bringing it within striking distance of Tesla Inc. (TSLA), which currently carries a market capitalization of roughly $1.58 trillion. The approximately 26% valuation … Read more

Meta Platforms Just Said It Will Spend $135 Billion on AI This Year

Meta Platforms Just Said It Will Spend $135 Billion on AI This Year

Meta plans to focus on capital expenditure this year, spending about $115 to $135 billion on AI. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, revealed this in the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. The amount accounts for nearly twice what Meta had spent on capex last year when the company revamped its AI unit. Meta’s Remarkable Growth This … Read more

TikTok Uninstalls Jump 150% After U.S. Joint Venture Announcement

TikTok Uninstalls Jump 150% After U.S. Joint Venture Announcement

TikTok users in the United States are deleting the app at a sharply higher rate, with daily uninstalls rising by nearly 150% over five days following the announcement of its new US joint-venture structure. The surge in removals, tracked by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, reflects a notable shift in user behaviour and ongoing scrutiny … Read more

NVIDIA Invests $2 Billion More in CoreWeave, Offers New Chip

NVIDIA has significantly deepened its strategic bet on CoreWeave, committing about $2 billion in new equity to support what executives are calling the largest AI infrastructure buildout in history. The investment, disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K, nearly doubles Nvidia’s ownership stake to about 11.5%, following the purchase of approximately 23 million additional Class A … Read more

Netflix’s Advertising Business Emerges as New Growth Driver

Netflix’s entry into advertising services built on a data-driven, technology-led strategy is now delivering meaningful financial returns. Fresh details from its Q4 2025 earnings, released on January 20, 2026, show that the company’s bet on ads is evolving from an experiment into a core growth engine, one that is reshaping how the streaming giant competes … Read more

Team Sparta Rolls Out Korea’s AX Engine With Nvidia, Microsoft Partnerships

Team Sparta Rolls Out Korea’s AX Engine With Nvidia, Microsoft Partnerships

Team Sparta, an edtech startup in Korea, has taken the first step toward revolutionizing the AI landscape in Korea by partnering with NVIDIA’s Inception Program and the Microsoft Global AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP). With these partnerships, Team Sparta plans to grow into a strategic AI transformation (AX) partner and position itself as a resource … Read more

NVIDIA Invests $150M in AI Inference Startup Baseten

NVIDIA Invests $150M in AI Inference Startup Baseten

NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) is reportedly deepening its influence across the artificial intelligence stack after leading a $150 million investment in Baseten (Baseten Labs Inc.), a fast-growing startup focused on AI inference infrastructure. The funding round values Baseten at approximately $5 billion, underscoring surging investor demand for platforms that help companies deploy and run AI models … Read more