HPC News Bytes 20260105: Denied H20s, China Now Granted H200s, Meta Acquires Manus, Sandia’s Photonics Quantum Chip

 

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A happy and prosperous 2026 to you! The world of HPC-AI transitioned to the new year while generating its fair share of news, here’s a rapid (8:35) recap of recent developments, including:

– The Trump Administration, having denied NVIDIA H20 GPUs to China, stirs controversy by granting access to H200s

– Meta acquires AI startup Manus

– Sandia’s new photonics chip for … portable quantum?

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