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DeepSeek and Huawei reportedly partner on AI chip designs to challenge Nvidia
Techmeme, citing The Information, reports DeepSeek plans to use Ascend 950DT for pre-training as early as the end of 2026.
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Techmeme, citing The Information, says sources describe DeepSeek and Huawei collaborating on future AI chip designs. DeepSeek plans to start using Ascend 950DT chips for pre-training as soon as the end of 2026, according to the report. A separate post citing The Information describes the work as an effort to challenge Nvidia and reduce reliance on US chips.
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