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The Chinese government has given DeepSeek its approval to purchase NVIDIAs H200 AI chips, according to Reuters. ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have also reportedly received permission from Beijing to buy a total of 400,000 H200 GPUs. Reuters says Chinese authorities are still finalizing the conditions theyre imposing on the companies to be able to proceed with their orders, so it may take a while before theyre able to receive their shipments. In addition, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told reporters that his company has yet to receive orders from the aforementioned firms and that he believed China is still finalizing their licenses. In December 2025, the US government allowed NVIDIA to sell its second-best H200 processors to vetted Chinese companies in addition to its H20 model in exchange for a 25 percent tariff on those sales. China previously dissuaded local companies from purchasing NVIDIA's H20 chips, but it recently agreed to import hundreds of thousands of H200 units after Huangs visit to the country. While Chinese companies are striving to rely on local manufacturers, such as Huawei and Baidu, for AI chips, NVIDIAs technology is still more advanced. The H200 is only second to NVIDIAs B200 and is around six times more powerful than the H20. Chinas National Development and Reform Commission is the agency in charge of determining the conditions Chinese companies have to meet in order to buy H200 units. Stateside, DeepSeeks purchase could lead to questions from authorities. As Reuters notes, a lawmaker has just accused NVIDIA of helping DeepSeek develop AI models that were subsequently used by the Chinese military. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/deepseek-reportedly-gets-chinas-approval-to-buy-nvidias-h200-ai-chips-130000933.html?src=rss
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You might not have heard of the Nex Playground, but its a tiny gaming system built entirely around Kinect-like games. With its camera and computer vision processing, the $249 Nex Playground can track up to four players as effectively as Microsofts old Xbox motion tracker, according to Engadgets Devindra Hardawar. NEXNEXThe hardware is cute and well-designed, there are plenty of games, and it works offline. The only issue is the ongoing subscription needed to access most games. Check out our full review to learn more. Mat SmithThe biggest stories you might have missedSamsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Everything we think the company will unveilNative Instruments enters insolvency proceedings, leaving its future uncertainMark Zuckerberg says Reality Labs will (eventually) stop losing so much moneyTesla is killing off its Model S and X cars to make robotsEven if demand for Optimus is still unknown.TMATeslaTesla is going to wrap up production of its Model S and X EVs next quarter, CEO Elon Musk has announced. Its less of a major shift for the company than it sounds: The newer Model 3 and Y now make up the bulk of the companys sales. Tesla delivered over 1.5 million Model 3 and Y vehicles but sold under 450,000 Model S and X units. Musk added that Teslas long-term goal is to manufacture 1 million Optimus robots in the current Model S and X production space.Continue reading.Snap makes its AR glasses into a separate businessItll still be under the umbrella of Snap.Snaps augmented reality glasses business will now be its own company called Specs Inc. Itll still be fully owned by Snap, though. The company has been trying to figure out ways to raise outside money for its AR glasses to better compete with Meta, which has a lot more money to spend on development. Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg said his Reality Labs will (eventually) stop losing so much money as it doubles down on AI glasses and shifts away from virtual reality. According to the Meta boss, the companys smart glasses sales more than tripled in 2025.How can Snaps Specs match the might of Meta? Well, its next pair will apparently be lighter, smaller and more capable than its older smartglass model, which was pretty dev-focused. One request: make them not look awful. Continue reading.The best TV deals ahead of Super Bowl 2026Maybe its time for an upgrade.Hosting a Super Bowl party? Maybe youve been thinking about replacing an aging set, or youre itching for a full refresh of your home theater setup either way, if youre looking for a good deal on a new TV, weve got you covered. TV prices steadily decrease after a new model comes out. The 2026 TV models were announced at CES and are expected to arrive this year, making now a good time to look for discounts on 2025 sets. Aside from the holiday shopping season, this is one of the best times of the year to save on a TV its like the manufacturers know theres a Super Bowl.Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-the-nex-playground-channels-the-spirit-of-xboxs-kinect-121500965.html?src=rss
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Apple shared its latest quarterly financial results today and the news is once again very, very good for the Cupertino company. The quarter ending December 27, 2025 marked "the best-ever quarter" for iPhones, which generated a record high revenue of nearly $85.27 billion for the business. Apple doesn't disclose the number of devices sold any more, but even with the prices for many of its latest generation of smartphones surpassing $1,000 a pop, that's still got to be a heck of a lot of iPhones. "The demand for iPhone was simply staggering," CEO Tim Cook said on the conference call to discuss the results. "This is the strongest iPhone lineup we've ever had and by far the most popular."That wasn't the only massive number in the earnings report. Services revenue also logged its biggest quarter yet, growing 14 percent over the same period last year to reach just over $30 billion. It was also Apple's biggest quarter to date for total revenue, which was nearly $143.76 billion for the already fabulously wealthy company.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-just-reported-its-best-ever-quarter-for-iphone-sales-234135513.html?src=rss
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