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Nvidia Promises Unseen “New Chips” at GTC — A Fresh Leap in the AI Infrastructure Arms Race
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company will unveil multiple unprecedented chips at GTC 2026, positioning the firm to push the next wave of AI infrastructure innovation. The reveal matters for cloud providers, chip rivals and national tech strategies because advances will affect performance, supply chains and geopolitical access to high‑end compute.
Year of the Horse Preview: AI Will Drive the Next Wave of Consumer Tech — Is Apple’s Next Big Thing a Foldable iPhone?
AI is set to be the defining force in consumer electronics for the lunar Year of the Horse, driving changes across chips, sensors and software. While foldable phones are a logical battleground — and a possible next hit for Apple — the real competition will be about integrating efficient on-device intelligence, managing supply-chain costs and meeting regulatory expectations.
Alibaba Turns Free Milk Tea into a Showcase for Full‑Stack AI Power
Alibaba used a RMB3 billion promotion through its Qianwen app to orchestrate 10 million milk‑tea orders in nine hours, demonstrating the company’s full‑stack AI capability. By combining in‑house models, cloud infrastructure and proprietary silicon with deep integration across its consumer ecosystem, Alibaba showcased a path from generative models to agentic, real‑world execution.
Shanghai Bets on AI: Tencent Executive Says the City Has ‘All‑Round’ Advantages for an AI Boom
Tencent vice‑president and Shanghai political adviser Li Qiang says the city has comprehensive advantages in AI — spanning chips, compute, data and talent — and is a welcoming place for AI startups and professionals. Shanghai’s mix of universities, capital markets and corporate R&D positions it to translate research into commercial AI products, even as chip supply constraints and regulatory issues temper prospects.
China’s Big Three Place a Trillion-RMB Bet on AI — Different Paths, Same High Stakes
China’s leading internet groups are spending hundreds of billions of yuan on AI, each following a different industrial logic: Alibaba is doubling down on cloud and commerce integration, Tencent is turning AI into immediate revenue uplifts inside WeChat and games, and ByteDance is attempting to seize the system‑level gateway on phones. The contest has moved from model architecture to ecosystem control, but talent, chips and capital patience are emerging chokepoints that will determine who converts investment into durable advantage.