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Shing-Tung Yau launches 8-institution alliance of 1,000+ scientists to apply AI to math: Fields Medal winner Shing-Tung Yau launched an alliance of eight institutions and over 1,000 scientists to apply AI to mathematics research. The move comes as 25 Western Fields Medal winners warned against AI-generated proofs, with some community members calling for a boycott.

Science • The Decoder

Nvidia, Huawei • Nvidia

Nvidia's China AI accelerator share falls to 34% in H1 2026 as Huawei reaches 28%: Nvidia's share of China's data-center AI accelerator market fell to 34% in H1 2026, while Huawei reached 28%, per an IDC report seen by Reuters. Nvidia shipped 678,000 AI accelerators in China from January to June, down 44% year over year, as US export restrictions constrained supplies.

Report says Chinese fabs acquired 343 DUVi lithography tools by early 2026: A report from the Center for Technology & Statecraft states that Chinese fabs acquired approximately 343 deep ultraviolet immersion (DUVi) lithography tools by early 2026, with about 270 sourced from ASML.

Hardware • Techmeme