Beijing asks Alibaba and ByteDance about Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 needs, signaling reopening
mark_k · x · 2026-09-28
Per The Information, Beijing has asked Alibaba and ByteDance how many of Nvidia's new RTX Pro 5500 workstation chips they want and what they'd use them for. No purchases approved yet. It's a revealing signal: Chinese AI companies need more compute for models and agents, and Beijing wants tech giants on domestic chips — yet those same companies are asking for Nvidia hardware.
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