#Hardware
Curated coverage on «Hardware»: releases, research, benchmarks, open-source.
Moonshot AI Halts Kimi K3 Subscriptions as Demand Outstrips Compute Capacity
Beijing-based Moonshot AI has stopped accepting new Kimi K3 subscribers after demand nearly exhausted the company's compute capacity within 48 hours.
Zhipu (Z.ai) Shares Jump 37% After Launch of Data Center Built on Chinese Chips
Shares of Chinese AI company Zhipu rose 37% in Hong Kong after it finished building a 1 GW data center that runs entirely on Chinese chips.
White House Divided Over How to Respond to Chinese AI Models Like DeepSeek
The Trump administration is split on how to answer increasingly powerful Chinese AI models like DeepSeek: tighten chip export controls or strengthen US AI companies.
Google Quantum AI: Reinforcement Learning Triples Stability of the Willow Quantum Chip
OpenAI's AI Infrastructure Spending Hits $750 Billion — Equal to Sweden's GDP
China's Open AI Models vs. OpenAI and Anthropic: What DeepSeek and Qwen Are Offering
Python: How the Slowest Programming Language Became the King of Neural Networks
White House Accuses Moonshot of Using Banned Nvidia Chips to Build Kimi K3
A White House official says China's Moonshot built its buzzy Kimi K3 model using American AI models and Nvidia chips covered by US export bans.
BlackRock Raises $12 Billion for Meta's Texas Data Center — and Owns It Itself
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley have begun selling at least $12B in bonds to fund Meta's El Paso data center, but BlackRock will hold 80% of the facility.
The US Wants to Contain Chinese AI, but Silicon Valley Keeps Using Kimi K3 and Other Models
Marco Rubio: US Diplomats Must Push Back on Fears of a Tech 'Kill Switch'
Oracle may have to post a $7 billion guarantee to power its Lighthouse AI data center
OpenAI and Anthropic Outspend Nvidia on Washington Lobbying in Q2 2026
Nvidia Vera Rubin: One CPU-GPU System to Own Every Chip in the AI Data Center
Nvidia is merging its Vera CPU and Rubin GPU into a single platform, aiming to supply every chip in an AI data center, from superchips to networking. Shipments…
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Wants to Restart Moore's Law With Chips Powered by Light
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is betting on photonics: chips that move data with beams of light, which he says could restart Moore's law and lift the energy ceiling on…