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U.S. open-weight AI startups emerge, but checking China is unclear

As Chinese AI companies shake the global market with low-cost open-weight models that users can download and modify, U.S. startups are also emerging with open-weight offerings. The Wall Street Journal named Arcee, Reflection AI, Poolside and Thinking Machine Lab as drawing attention. Demand is rising in the United States for domestic open-weight models amid geopolitical concerns, but fundraising remains difficult and performance against leading Chinese models is still uncertain.

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Nvidia cracks down on China circumvention, cuts over half of Asia AI chip customers

Nvidia has sharply reduced its AI chip sales network in Asia to block indirect exports to China. The company has cut its list of approved Asian distributors and buyers to about half and is applying new screening standards in Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. More than half of existing buyers are no longer approved, though they can reapply after meeting requirements. Nvidia is conducting on-site data centre inspections, contract checks and user interviews, with U.S. Commerce Department oversight reported.

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SKT wins CSAP certification for Nvidia GPU-based Haein cluster

SK Telecom\'s AI data centre infrastructure, the Haein cluster, has obtained Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) certification. It is the first time in South Korea that an AI cloud provider based on Blackwell GPUs has received CSAP certification. SKT said Haein won the Infrastructure as a Service certification under CSAP, overseen by the Korea Internet & Security Agency. The company plans to expand AI infrastructure business for the public and financial sectors.