MOONSHOT AI CHIPS
How China gets the Nvidia chips it needs to develop AI
Nvidia's dominance in the global AI chip market has come under scrutiny as US export restrictions fail to fully prevent China from accessing advanced processors. Chinese firms are reportedly obtaining Nvidia chips through smuggling and overseas data centres, while domestic players such as Huawei race to develop competitive alternatives.
Moonshot AI rents Nvidia’s top AI chips in China, documents show
Documents indicate that Moonshot AI possibly accessed advanced Nvidia chips despite US export restrictions and related investigations. The servers were reportedly rented from Super Micro Computer Inc. with significant financial backing from Lingmeixin Technology Co.
China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels
The draft rules, released on October 16, distinguish between foreign customers using Chinese AI services and foreign companies obtaining the models, data or expertise needed to operate or reproduce them independently.
China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels
The draft rules, released on October 16, distinguish between foreign customers using Chinese AI services and foreign companies obtaining the models, data or expertise needed to operate or reproduce them independently.
Anthropic's record IPO faces some big questions
No startup has ever grown so fast. Investors have already grown nervous.
Moonshot resets subscriber quotas after Kimi K3.1 Pro launch issues
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI apologised on Monday for rate limiting and unnecessary quota consumption after its Kimi K3.1 Pro launch.
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Nvidia acquired synthetic-data startup Gretel in 2025 for more than its $320 million valuation; who were its founders?
It was founded in 2019 by Alex Watson, John Myers and Ali Golshan. Gretel had raised more than $67 million in venture capital funding before the acquisition. The original idea behind the startup was to make it easier for developers to use data that companies could not freely share due to privacy concerns or compliance rules.
Trump has just fired the starting gun on a new Cold War with China
The US-China AI race is increasingly taking on the character of a Cold War-style strategic contest, with artificial intelligence becoming linked to economic power, military capability, national security and technological leadership.
Amid safety and oversight questions, US-China AI development race continues
US President Donald Trump will meet a group of top technology executives at the White House on Tuesday to discuss where to draw the line between AI innovation and oversight.
"Compute in space will round up to 100%": Elon Musk backs future of AI compute
Sharing a video featuring Google's Senior Director, Paradigms of Intelligence Travis Beals, Musk said, "The amount of compute in space will obviously round up to 100% of all compute."
US-China AI talks: A two-power bargain that could leave the world with no say
Donald Trump has rejected international regulations on artificial intelligence while preparing for a critical summit with Xi Jinping. Discussions are expected to focus on AI safety and protecting intellectual property rights amidst rising geopolitical tensions. The contrasting approaches of the US and China highlight differing strategies for AI development and distribution. Both countries are wary of the inherent risks yet reluctant to address global repercussions.
China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety
On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after talks in New York with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of the meeting between Trump and Xi that the two countries discussed the setting up of a mechanism on AI dialogue and proposed a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could impact national security.
As world debates risks of AI, China closes technology gap with US
The US has outpaced China and other countries for years in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas. But China has been rapidly catching up as an AI superpower even as US-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the most advanced technologies, including the cutting-edge chips and the machines to make them.
China's DeepSeek taps CITIC Securities for domestic IPO
DeepSeek's engagement of CITIC, which has not been reported so far, is an indication that the startup is moving along in its IPO plan. Companies seeking a mainland China listing typically appoint securities firms to conduct pre-listing tutoring before submitting an application.
GPT-6 Astra signals new leap in AI autonomy
Unveiled on Thursday, Astra has outperformed rival models from Anthropic, Google, Meta and Chinese labs Alibaba and Moonshot on key benchmarks for coding, cybersecurity, computer use and reasoning, according to the Sam Altman-led company.
DeepSeek plans big Huawei AI chip order to power new data centre
The startup doesn’t currently plan to use the 950DT chips for training, one of the people said, even though Huawei designed and marketed these processors to serve that more demanding function. While DeepSeek tried to train its previous models on Huawei chips, it has so far relied on Nvidia accelerators for this crucial step.
Chinese AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO
Moonshot's latest version, Kimi K3 released in July, has met with positive reviews and robust demand, and sources have said the startup is in talks with Microsoft, Amazon and Google on revenue-sharing agreements that would allow the U.S. cloud companies to host the model.
China's Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing
The discussions highlight how China's leading AI models, often far cheaper than Western offerings, are gaining traction in the US, despite national security concerns in Washington that have led to bans on exports of AI chips to China. They are also taking place despite critical comments about Moonshot from senior US officials.
China's Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing, sources say
Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing deals with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. These talks could allow US cloud providers to host its Kimi K3 model. The Chinese AI firm seeks up to a thirty percent revenue share from these services. Unresolved issues include revenue splits and data access for auditing token usage. Moonshot AI has faced criticism from US officials regarding intellectual property concerns.
DeepSeek releases official V4 Pro model as it steps up expansion
DeepSeek said the V4-Pro-0813 greatly enhances agent capabilities and is available through the API, APP and Web channels. The company also said it will raise API pricing for its V4 Pro and V4 Flash models and introduce peak and off-peak pricing.
Moonshot has Nvidia chip cluster from Alibaba computing deal: Bloomberg News reports
Chinese AI firm Moonshot has secured computing power from Alibaba. This deal involves approximately twenty thousand Nvidia chips for their models. Moonshot recently unveiled its Kimi K3 model, a large open-weight AI system. US export controls create computing power constraints for Chinese companies. Moonshot is seeking additional chips to train its next AI model.
Moonshot AI closes $3.5 billion funding round to hit $35 billion valuation
The Beijing-based startup managed to secure far more than the $1 billion to $2 billion it initially targeted, people familiar with the matter said. The National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund — the state vehicle that’s also a backer of DeepSeek’s — was among the lead investors in the round, people in the know said.
China accuses US of 'AI hegemonism', threatens countermeasures over potential probes
The ministry said Washington was threatening Chinese companies with punishment based on allegations they used "distillation" to copy advanced US AI models, despite what it called a lack of factual or legal grounds.
White House accuses China's Moonshot of stealing Anthropic AI
A top White House official on Wednesday accused Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI of covertly copying Anthropic's most advanced model to build its Kimi K3. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a post on X that the United States had "information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model."
Moonshot is creating new winners and losers in the AI trade
The Chinese startup unveiled Kimi K3 on Friday, a model that it says delivers performance that rivals top-tier offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic PBC at a fraction of the cost. As investors drew comparisons with last year’s “DeepSeek moment,” IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said $314 billion has been wiped from the company’s valuation estimates for the two unlisted US firms.
Chinese AI startup StepFun to unwind offshore structure to pave way for IPO
Shanghai-based StepFun, which develops general-purpose foundation models, has decided an onshore corporate structure would be more appropriate as it is heavily backed by state capital.Founded in April 2023 by former Microsoft Vice President Jiang Daxin, StepFun is regarded as one of China's leading AI startups that have successfully developed large-language foundation models.
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI firms of data copying using fake accounts and AI distillation methods
A big AI fight has started after Anthropic accused some Chinese tech companies of secretly using its AI system to learn and improve their own tools. The issue is about data copying, fake accounts, and a method called distillation. This case shows how fast the global AI race is growing and why security worries are increasing.
Nvidia servers speed up AI models from China's Moonshoot AI and others tenfold
The data comes as the AI world has shifted its focus from training AI models, where Nvidia dominates the market, to putting them to use for millions of users, where Nvidia faces far more competition from rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices and Cerebras.
After DeepSeek, this Chinese app is silently making its way to challenge American AI giants
Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are challenging American tech giants by developing high-performing AI models with less advanced technology and lower costs. DeepSeek's R1 and Moonshot AI’s Kimi k1.5 models are raising concerns on Wall Street, impacting major players like Nvidia.
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