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Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba both plan to release flagship AI models around China's mid-February Lunar New Year holiday, including ByteDance's Doubao 2.0 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-alibaba-…

ByteDance, Alibaba to Launch New Models in Race for AI Supremacy in China
The battle for AI dominance in China is reaching new heights. Tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba Group are both poised to release their next flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, in what could be the most consequential battle in the country’s tech sector. ByteDance ...

#nokings #savannah

Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to get into business with China (Bo Erickson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-very-dangerous-uk-get-into-business-with-china-2026-01-30/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p142#a260129p142

What #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) - more pictures from the 28th in https://www.danilopivato.com/solar_system/comets/c2025_r3_panstarrs/2026.03.28.html and https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34496897756622967 and https://x.com/hositosorekara/status/2037645491253780614 and https://www.facebook.com/groups/227002358661288/posts/1726756352019207 - may be up to brightness-wise and what the viewing geometry will be in central Europe: explanations in https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/allgemeines-live-blog-ab-dem-26-marz-2026/#Mar29

Vielleicht kauft China doch Nvidias H200-Chips
Zunächst untersagte Trump den Verkauf von KI-Chips, dann China den Import. Jetzt gibt es chinesische Genehmigungen, aber mit Auflagen. Bestellungen gibts keine.
https://www.

Sources: China has given DeepSeek approval to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips but imposes regulatory conditions, which are still being finalized (Fanny Potkin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-conditionally-…

Don't know the crowd estimate yet but the #Savannah turnout seemed significantly higher than the 5000 last October.
#nokings

Sources: China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, in a rule that is not publicly documented (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-mandates-50-domestic-…

The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google's AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan

Meta says Manus, initially based in Beijing and Wuhan, will cut Chinese investor ties after the deal and "will discontinue its services and operations in China" (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techn

Meta says AI startup Manus to cut China ties after acquisition
US tech giant says Manus will maintain current operations as it is integrated into Meta platforms