China’s top AI is still trained on Nvidia chips. What is delaying a switch to local tech?

China’s most advanced artificial intelligence models are still being trained on Nvidia chips, sources at major Chinese large language model (LLM) developers say, as the prohibitively high cost of switching to local semiconductors continues to hamper Beijing’s push for self-sufficiency. While domestic hardware continues to advance, changing chip architecture presents a steep engineering bottleneck. “Training LLMs on Nvidia chips for now remains the norm among Chinese AI developers,” said a person

Bitcoin tops $65,000 with US inflation data due this week

Every major except XRP is green on the week, with BTC, ether and BNB each up nearly 3% as global stocks trade near a record.

XRP is getting left behind in the crypto bounce even as ETFs keep attracting investor money

The token fell 5% last week while BTC, ETH and SOL climbed.

Voter beware: how electoral commissions are powerless to stop deliberately misleading party names

The deliberately misleading “Free Palestine” party was established by a pro-Israeli YouTuber to swing votes from left to right. And it’s perfectly legal.

Guinea demands local refining as raw gold exports banned

China’s civil aviation ambitions gain some lift

With its first scheduled international route launching this month, the maiden flight of a high-altitude variant newly completed and a thumbs-up from European test pilots, China’s flagship C919 airliner is hitting new heights. China’s dream of a home-grown civil aviation fleet to rival Boeing and Airbus is coming closer with a national push to speed up certification of a domestically designed jet engine and smooth the development of a widebody C929 airliner, and combined orders of more than 1,200

Ex parte Baurin and the Anti-Harassment Rationale for Double Patenting

Ex parte Baurin sustains double patenting on an anti-harassment theory the USPTO distrusts, with the Federal Circuit's In re Ablynx up next. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

A daily glass of fruit juice was linked to lower depression scores

A daily glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie may help improve more than just fruit intake. In a small four-week trial, participants who added one to a healthier diet showed significantly lower depression scores, hinting that a simple dietary change could also support mental well-being.

Building a ‘jetpack’ for satellites; Sharp rise in VC inflow

Bengaluru-based Aule Space is building a jetpack that docks with satellites after they run out of fuel, extending their lives by a few years; August started on a positive note driven by the $120 million deal of River Mobility and this is a welcome relief for the ecosystem.

Wild souls and irreverent humour enliven these timely award-winning books

Read together, these very different books ask a question: do we have to choose between hope for the future and accepting life in all its bizarre banality?