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Blackwell GPU’s exclusion from high-level trade talks highlights deepening AI ecosystem rift between nations — China aims to build sovereign hardware and software systems without Nvidia
[ad_1] The newly announced China-U.S. trade ceasefire appears, at first glance, to be a long-overdue cooling-off period. For now, China will delay its sweeping new export controls on rare earth elements, while the U.S. holds off on tariff increases, which will remain at 10%. This will come as a much-welcome reprieve for hardware manufacturers, who…
BOND 2025 AI Trends Report Shows AI Ecosystem Growing Faster than Ever with Explosive User and Developer Adoption
[ad_1] BOND’s latest report on Trends – Artificial Intelligence (May 2025) presents a comprehensive data-driven snapshot of the current state and rapid evolution of AI technology. The report highlights some striking trends underscoring the unprecedented velocity of AI adoption, technological improvement, and market impact. This article reviews several key findings from the report and explores…
The new AI calculus: Google’s 80% cost edge vs. OpenAI’s ecosystem
[ad_1] Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The relentless pace of generative AI innovation shows no signs of slowing. In just the past couple of weeks, OpenAI dropped its powerful o3 and o4-mini reasoning models alongside the GPT-4.1 series, while Google countered…
This could be what finally forces Amazon to open up its Kindle ecosystem
[ad_1] Summary Flexible e-ink tablets challenge Kindle content control and offer more features. Amazon may need to improve Kindle specs and software to compete with Android tablets. It’s unlikely Kindle will open up software restrictions due to its dominant ebook market share. For a long time, the Amazon Kindle has gone unchallenged on a serious…
Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem | TechCrunch
[ad_1] On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesn’t even have a…