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China's AI Dual Flywheel: Why Mainland Hardware Wins First, Hong Kong Internet Later

China's AI Dual Flywheel: Why Mainland Hardware Wins First, Hong Kong Internet Later

China's AI earnings split reveals two distinct cycles: mainland hardware suppliers cash in on capex surge now, while Hong Kong internet platforms wait for monetization phase. Here's the timing, the ROI gap, and what to watch in 2026.

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Compute Wars: Google’s TPU Push vs Nvidia Blackwell and China’s No‑Sell Moment

Compute Wars: Google’s TPU Push vs Nvidia Blackwell and China’s No‑Sell Moment

As Google touts new AI compute pods and Nvidia’s Blackwell remains a no‑sell to China, policy walls are reshaping where cutting‑edge AI runs. Here’s the split, who benefits, and what to watch next.

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After Meta's $75B Bet: A $30B Bond Deal and Wall Street's Harsh Reality Check

After Meta's $75B Bet: A $30B Bond Deal and Wall Street's Harsh Reality Check

One week after Meta announced $75B in AI infrastructure deals, it raised $30 billion in bonds and watched its stock drop 11%. What changed, and what it means for the AI spending race.

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Frontend Roundup October 2025: Next.js 16, Astro 5.15, Node 22 LTS, CSS View Transitions, and Vite+

Frontend Roundup October 2025: Next.js 16, Astro 5.15, Node 22 LTS, CSS View Transitions, and Vite+

Major frontend ecosystem updates in October 2025: Next.js 16 with stable Turbopack, Astro 5.15 skew protection, Node 22 LTS, CSS View Transitions reaching Baseline, and Vite+ unified toolchain.

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Meta's $75B AI Infrastructure Bet: Inside the Biggest Cloud Deals of 2025

Meta's $75B AI Infrastructure Bet: Inside the Biggest Cloud Deals of 2025

How Meta spent $75 billion in three months on AI infrastructure-and why Wall Street is worried it might be a bubble.

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