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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: DeepSeek 3.1

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/22/deepseek-31/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: DeepSeek 3.1 Feedly Summary: DeepSeek 3.1 The latest model from DeepSeek, a 685B monster (like DeepSeek v3 before it) but this time it’s a hybrid reasoning model. DeepSeek claim: DeepSeek-V3.1-Think achieves comparable answer quality to DeepSeek-R1-0528, while responding more quickly. Drew Breunig points out that their benchmarks…

  • The Register: DeepSeek’s new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/deepseek_v31_chinese_chip_hints/ Source: The Register Title: DeepSeek’s new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon Feedly Summary: Point release retuned with new FP8 datatype for better compatibility with homegrown silicon Chinese AI darling DeepSeek unveiled an update to its flagship large language model that the company claims is already optimized for…

  • The Register: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_cuts_chinas_early_access/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code Feedly Summary: Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month’s SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak…

  • Slashdot: China Isolates Itself From Worldwide Web For Over an Hour

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/21/0543252/china-isolates-itself-from-worldwide-web-for-over-an-hour Source: Slashdot Title: China Isolates Itself From Worldwide Web For Over an Hour Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving a 74-minute shutdown of encrypted web traffic in China highlights significant security and compliance implications for international businesses relying on secure connections. This event not only affected access…

  • The Register: Baidu robocabs break even in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/baidu_q2_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Baidu robocabs break even in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere Feedly Summary: Web giant reworks AI infra to improve utilization, with mix of chips from home and away Chinese web giant Baidu is already breaking even with robotaxi operations in China and is confident they…

  • Slashdot: China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/13/1536215/chinas-lead-in-open-source-ai-jolts-washington-and-silicon-valley?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights China’s advancements in open-source AI, particularly how their leading model surpasses that of OpenAI, raising significant concerns among U.S. policymakers and the tech industry. This shift emphasizes the…

  • Slashdot: US Embeds Trackers in AI Chip Shipments To Catch Diversions To China

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/13/1355200/us-embeds-trackers-in-ai-chip-shipments-to-catch-diversions-to-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Embeds Trackers in AI Chip Shipments To Catch Diversions To China Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the U.S. authorities’ covert implementation of location tracking devices in shipments of advanced chips deemed at risk of being illegally diverted to China, highlighting the ongoing…

  • Slashdot: Nvidia and AMD To Pay 15% of China Chip Sale Revenues To US Government

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/2123206/nvidia-and-amd-to-pay-15-of-china-chip-sale-revenues-to-us-government?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nvidia and AMD To Pay 15% of China Chip Sale Revenues To US Government Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of their revenue from certain chip sales to China to the U.S. government as part of an export licensing…

  • Slashdot: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM)

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/1916243/initiative-seeks-ai-lab-to-build-american-truly-open-models-atom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM) Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the launch of the ATOM Project, aimed at enhancing U.S. open-source AI competitiveness, highlighting a significant gap in open-source AI development in the country compared to China.…

  • Schneier on Security: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/china-accuses-nvidia-of-putting-backdoors-into-their-chips.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips Feedly Summary: The government of China has accused Nvidia of inserting a backdoor into their H20 chips: China’s cyber regulator on Thursday said it had held a meeting with Nvidia over what it called “serious security issues” with…