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China's AI industry closes ranks as Deepseek ships open-source software for Huawei's Ascend chips

Deepseek releases TileLang, an open‑source language for Huawei Ascend AI chips. TileLang offers a simpler programming model than Nvidia's CUDA, easing development for Ascend GPUs. The partnership addresses a major bottleneck for China's AI ecosystem by providing native software support for domestic hardware, allowing developers to compile and run AI workloads directly on Ascend chips without relying on external toolchains.

The Decoder·Sep 30, 2026

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