Huawei touts ‘world’s most powerful’ AI chip cluster as Nvidia’s China challenges mount

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced Thursday new computing systems for powering artificial intelligence with its in-house Ascend chips, as it steps up pressure on U.S. rival Nvidia. The company said it plans to launch its new “Atlas 950 SuperCluster” as soon as next year.The U.S. has sought to cut China off from the most advanced semiconductors for training AI models. To cope,