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French startup ZML announced a partnership with Scaleway, VSORA, and the Île-de-France region at VivaTech to build a European AI stack independent of Nvidia. ZML's open-source inference software compiles AI models to run…
TetraMem and SK hynix announced a successful collaboration on a memristor-based AI System-on-Chip that reduces energy consumption in AI workloads, with their research published as the cover feature of Advanced Intelligen…
French AI startup ZML released a free inference server, ZML/LLMD, that enables open-source large language models to run at peak performance across multiple chip types including Nvidia, AMD, Google TPU, Apple Metal, and I…
Parasail will deploy d-Matrix Corsair inference accelerators alongside NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell GPUs in a heterogeneous inference system, targeting faster token generation for cloud customers. The setup uses GPUs for …
Chinese AI startup Deepseek is developing its own AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, boosting Hong Kong stocks. The Hang Seng Index rose nearly 3% and the Hang Seng Tech Index surged up to 4.8%, with Aliba…
SambaNova announced a $1 billion Series F first close on July 8, 2026, at an $11 billion post-money valuation, led by General Atlantic with participation from Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price, and Capital Group. The AI-i…
SambaNova reached an $11 billion valuation after a funding round led by General Atlantic, highlighting investor appetite for AI chip startups challenging Nvidia's dominance.
SambaNova completed a $1 billion funding round at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, and signed JPMorganChase as a customer for its AI inference systems. The company plans to use the funds to scale its bus…
SambaNova is closing in on a funding round of up to $1 billion at a valuation near $10 billion, roughly five times its valuation from four months ago. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed the talks, highlighting surging invest…
SK Hynix shares plunged 5.7% on Wednesday as a broad AI chip selloff overshadowed the company's upcoming Nasdaq debut, with South Korea's Kospi index falling 5.4% amid losses in Samsung Electronics and renewed US-Iran te…
AI chip maker SambaNova Systems raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation in a Series F round led by General Atlantic, five months after its Series E. The company also secured JPMorganChase as an inference-infrastruc…
SambaNova Systems raised $1 billion in a funding round at an $11 billion valuation, signaling strong investor demand for alternatives to Nvidia in AI hardware. The Palo Alto-based startup, which builds custom AI chips an…
Rebellions, a Samsung-backed AI chip startup, plans to go public on South Korea's KOSPI in early 2027, CEO Sunghyun Park told CNBC on July 8, 2026. The company secured about 640 billion won in pre-IPO funding from Mirae …
Rebellions, an AI chip startup backed by Samsung, plans to go public in South Korea next year, CEO Sunghyun Park told CNBC. The company is leaning toward a listing on the KOSPI over the KOSDAQ.
Zhipu AI, the Chinese AI lab behind the GLM series of open-source models, is exploring the development of a custom AI chip to address surging demand and US export controls. The company has initiated early-stage discussio…
Huawei plans to launch its Ascend 950 AI accelerators and Atlas 950 SuperPod systems in South Korea in the fourth quarter of 2026, with local distributor support from Hansol PNS and SK Shieldus. The move positions Huawei…
South Korea's KOSPI index plunged as much as 8.2% on July 7, nearing bear market territory, as investors reassess AI demand. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics led the selloff, accounting for half the index's market cap, a…
Nvidia tripled the size of its R&D center in Beersheva, Israel, opening a 3,000-square-meter facility to meet surging AI chip demand. The expansion, backed by a 10-year lease and hundreds of new hires, underscores Nvidia…
South Korea's Kospi index fell as much as 5.7%, bringing its decline from last month's all-time high to about 20%, as investors reassessed the outlook for artificial intelligence demand. Memory maker SK Hynix slid 5% and…
Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor is planning a share sale in Hong Kong that could raise at least $800 million, just months after its IPO, as demand for domestic AI chips surges amid US export controls. The Chinese G…