China Might Not Need US Chips For Long
Aug 29, 2025•22 min
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Episode description
China continues to show signs that it might not need American AI chips much longer. A weird story about that big recent Tesla trial ruling. Look, AI being too much of a sycophant is clearly becoming a big problem. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Links:
- Alibaba Creates AI Chip to Help China Fill Nvidia Void (WSJ)
- Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. (Washington Post)
- Intel gets $5.7 billion from Trump deal as White House says details are ‘being ironed out’ (CNBC)
- Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave (Financial Times)
- A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich (WSJ)
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