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April 26, 2026 · Evening brief · 10 news · 4:48

Audio in Mandarin Chinese · English transcript below

Google drops $40B, TPU 8 dukes it out with Nvidia, DeepSeek V4 runs on your couch, AI pills hit humans, Cannes bans AI flicks, UK & US hoard power and fight piracy—this week’s subway ride feels like New Year’s Eve!

Today's Top 3 Headlines

  1. Miscellaneous

    Google TPU 8 Slams Nvidia’s AI Dominance—Pune Mirror

    Google unveils TPU 8-series AI chips to **slash training time & latency**, directly challenging Nvidia’s cloud dominance and signaling fierce compute rivalry.

    Source
  2. Technology

    Cannes Debuts First AI Film Festival, Sparking Global Buzz

    **Cannes** hosts first World AI Film Festival, screening AI-generated movies—**contrast** to official festival’s AI ban.

    Source
  3. Technology

    🤖 DeepSeek V4 preview drops, tuned for Huawei Ascend chips

    DeepSeek V4 preview ships Huawei Ascend kernel-level tuning, cutting inference latency 18%. Domestic devs can now run 175B LLMs without Nvidia, saving 30% hardware cost.

    Source

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  • 🤖 DeepSeek V4 preview drops, near-top LLM runs locally
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