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Alibaba's T-Head Unveils Zhenwu V900 AI Accelerator, Claims Triple Performance

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Alibaba's chip unit T-Head has unveiled the Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, which the company says triples the performance of its predecessor and can scale to clusters of up to 500,000 units. Bloomberg reports the chip is positioned as China's most powerful AI accelerator, competing with offerings from Nvidia.

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    Alibaba's T-Head unveils the Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, which it says triples its predecessor's performance and can scale to clusters of up to 500,000 units (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Alibaba's T-Head unveils the Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, which it says triples its predecessor's performance and can scale to clusters of up to 500,000 units — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is rolling out what it calls China's most powerful AI chip, an accelerator to compete with Nvidia Corp …

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