ByteDance in talks to buy AI chips from Iluvatar CoreX and Baidu as Nvidia loses ground in China.

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    "url": "https://colitco.com/bytedance-ai-chip-deals-iluvatar-corex-baidu-nvidia-china",
    "title": "ByteDance in talks to buy AI chips from Iluvatar CoreX and Baidu as Nvidia loses ground in China.",
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