Alibaba’s chip design arm T-Head has introduced its latest AI accelerator, the PPU, positioning it as a rival to Nvidia’s China-only H20 GPU. The processor has already been rolled out in volume at China Unicom’s Sanjiangyuan Big Data Base in Qinghai, representing one of the country’s largest deployments of homegrown AI chips.

A recent report from Anthropic reveals that up to 77% of enterprises deploy the Claude artificial intelligence platform primarily for automating tasks rather than fostering human-AI collaboration, intensifying concerns about AI-driven labor replacement. The findings stem from analysis of usage patterns across the Claude application programming interface (API) and chatbot.

A recent report by Anthropic reveals a significant disparity in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with high-income countries and skilled professionals gaining the most, while emerging markets such as India and Nigeria lag substantially behind. The findings suggest AI could exacerbate existing global economic inequalities.

Once confined to gaming arcades, GPUs have transformed into the lifeblood of the AI revolution. Nvidia, the undisputed industry titan, wields what many call the “golden shovel” in the global artificial intelligence gold rush.

Dr. Luc Van den hove, president and CEO of Belgian research institute imec, used his keynote at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 to call for a global push toward “super-fueled innovation” as the semiconductor industry faces mounting demands from artificial intelligence (AI), rising energy consumption, and shifting geopolitical currents.

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is set to open its new session on September 19, with top priority given to reviewing the central government’s proposed budget for 2026. Among the notable items on the docket is a significant investment in the island’s nascent space ambitions.