Beijing, June 30, 2026 (AFP) - China's Meituan says new AI model trained on domestic chips

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Chinese tech firm Meituan launched a new artificial intelligence model on Tuesday that it said was the first of its size to be trained using domestically developed computer chips. The country is locked in a fierce race for AI dominance with the United States, which restricts the export to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips designed by industry leader Nvidia. In response to Washington's restrictions, imposed on national security grounds,......

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