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- 1Cheap Chinese AI models surge in popularity, worrying Washington●(reasonably priced) Chinese AI models surge in global popularity — and Washington is worried - because of course they ar
Low-cost Chinese AI models are gaining ground with users worldwide, drawing concern from US policymakers. Commentators note the economic stakes: American markets, including the NASDAQ and large parts of private credit, are heavily invested in US hyperscalers whose frontier models depend on future profits. If cheap Chinese alternatives undercut that business model, investors and Washington both stand to lose, which is why the trend is drawing so much attention.
- 2Berkeley undergraduates launch tash trading card investment platform▼Undergrad team launches tash, an investment platform for trading cards
A team of undergraduate students has launched tash, an investment platform built around trading cards. The venture, highlighted by UC Berkeley Haas News, lets users treat collectible cards as an asset class. It is one of a growing number of student-founded startups aiming to bring financial market tools to alternative, collectible assets.
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Chip startup EVAS has raised $295 million to expand its work on RISC-V-based AI architecture. The funding will support development of open-standard processor designs aimed at artificial intelligence workloads, a growing alternative to proprietary architectures. The announcement is drawing attention from the semiconductor and AI hardware communities tracking investment in open-source chip technology.