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Was Zuck Right about Chinese AI Models?
Model censorship happens in the cloud
Jan 13, 2025 • Kevin Xu
Globalization is Dead and No One is Listening
This is the end of the beginning.
Dec 12, 2022 • Kevin Xu
Wang Chuanfu: A Name Everyone in the West Should Know
An American-esque, rags-to-riches story.
Feb 8, 2024 • Kevin Xu
($) Lip-Bu Tan: the Tiger Dad Intel Needs
The most successful tech CEO and VC no one has heard of
Jul 12, 2025 • Kevin Xu
Chinese Open Source: A Definitive History
Open source used to be a niche topic.
Mar 6 • Kevin Xu
The Real DeepSeek Moment Just Arrived
Last week, DeepSeek released a new version of its model to much fanfare.
Aug 25, 2025 • Kevin Xu
China's Structural Advantage in Open Source AI
Not just my words, Ion Stoica’s too.
Jun 25, 2025 • Kevin Xu
CoreWeave vs Nebius
Training Machine vs In-Production Inference
Mar 25, 2025 • Kevin Xu and Howe Wang
AI Will Create More Developers, Not Less
There are way more technologies that ought to be built that aren’t.
May 11, 2023 • Kevin Xu
($) Alibaba's AI Drama
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Mar 4 • Kevin Xu
($) Why is DeepSeek Hiring in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia?
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Apr 13 • Kevin Xu
($) DeepSeek's Three Idiosyncratic Advantages
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Jan 3, 2025 • Kevin Xu
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