17 June 2025

DeepSeek rival MiniMax says its first AI reasoning model halves compute of R1

DeepSeek rival MiniMax says its first AI reasoning model halves compute of R1

Shanghai-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up MiniMax has launched an open-source reasoning model that it said requires just half the computing resources of rival DeepSeek’s models for some tasks. On Tuesday, the company announced the release of MiniMax-M1, its first reasoning model, on its official WeChat account. M1 consumes less than half the computing power of […]

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China hails Nvidia expo appearance as ‘vote of confidence’ amid tensions

China hails Nvidia expo appearance as ‘vote of confidence’ amid tensions

China has announced that US semiconductor giant Nvidia will attend its flagship supply chain event for the first time, despite growing tensions between the two countries over a string of trade and technology issues. Nvidia will be among more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe attending the China International Supply Chain Expo

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China internet pioneer urges students to skip graduate school, defer start-up plans

China internet pioneer urges students to skip graduate school, defer start-up plans

Citing his own experiences, Zhang said his postgraduate degree did not contribute much when he set up and began running his own company, according to his Saturday interview with Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher at Hurun Research Institute, which was posted on ByteDance’s Douyin platform. Hoogewerf’s Hurun is best known for the Hurun Rich

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