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Meta Develops and Tests Custom AI Chip to Reduce Nvidia Dependence

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is testing its first in-house chip designed for training artificial intelligence systems—a significant step in its effort to develop custom silicon and reduce dependence on external suppliers like Nvidia (NVDA.O). According to two sources who spoke with Reuters, the social media giant has initiated a limited deployment of the chip and plans to scale up production for broader use if the trials prove successful. Meta is working with Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC to develop the

TikTok and Meta Forge Alliance to Contest EU’s Gatekeeper Status

On Thursday, China’s TikTok joined Meta in appealing against the “gatekeeper” status under an EU law that brings more rigid rules for tech companies and makes it easier for users to move between competing services. The European Commission in September picked 22 core platform services from six of the world’s largest tech companies — Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, TikTok parent ByteDance, and Microsoft — to face new curbs as part of an antitrust crackdown on Big Tech. The Digital Markets