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- 1China's AI sector moves from catch-up to commercialization●China's AI sector is shifting from catch-up to commercialization. Source: DigiTimes Asia https://www. digitimes.com/news
China's artificial intelligence industry is entering a new phase, DigiTimes Asia reports, shifting from trying to catch up with US rivals to monetizing AI at scale. The report links the trend to domestic semiconductor efforts, including CXMT's DRAM production and advanced hardware packaging, as Chinese firms build homegrown supply chains to support commercial AI deployment and reduce reliance on foreign chip technology.
- 2Meta partners with Australia's Firmus for Southeast Asia AI capacity●Meta taps Australia's Firmus for AI computing capacity in Southeast Asia
Meta has signed a deal with Australian firm Firmus to secure AI computing capacity serving Southeast Asia, Reuters reports. The partnership gives the social media company additional data centre infrastructure in the region as demand for artificial intelligence compute surges. Firmus specialises in building high-density, AI-ready data centre capacity, making it a useful partner for Meta's expansion beyond its existing facilities.