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Roehl Niño Bautista · · 1 min readChina Roundup: Alibaba builds own server chips, and more
Alibaba Cloud reveals server chip design
- Named Yitian 710, the tech was developed by Alibaba Group’s chip development unit, T-Head, for the data centers of the group’s cloud business.
- The same chips will power Panjiu, the proprietary server of Alibaba Cloud.
- Combined, the new chip and server will improve the company’s computing performance and energy efficiency, Alibaba said.
TikTok’s Chinese version testing photo posts
- Douyin is reportedly testing a photo-sharing function with text, which is similar to the main features of social media and ecommerce platform Xiaohongshu.
- Multiple photos can be uploaded in a single post, which can then be viewed like a sliding gallery.
- Posts can also be linked to goods for sale, giving another channel for brands to convert platform followers into buyers.
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