China's Manycore Tech Unfazed by US Chip Curbs
Chinese spatial design software maker Manycore Tech says its business model isn't affected by US restrictions on chip exports. Co-founder and Chairman Victor Huang spoke with Bloomberg about how he's managing the global growth of the firm that is part of a group referred to as "China's six little dragons", that includes Deepseek. (Source: Bloomberg)
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