ByteDance in Talks to Secure MediaTek AI Chips for Data Centers
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ByteDance turning to MediaTek for data center AI chips shows hyperscale buyers are actively cultivating alternatives to the usual GPU vendors. If you run large models at scale, start mapping a multi-vendor accelerator strategy now—tooling, kernels, and ops practices that assume a single GPU ecosystem will age badly.
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