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An Axios report says the U.S. has kept military action against Iran on the table while pursuing diplomacy.
Trump spoke with Netanyahu again, who urged delaying attacks to allow Israel to ready its defense.
Putin reportedly spoke with both leaders and offered to mediate the dispute.
The Pentagon moved its carrier strike group toward the Middle East amid rising tensions.
Witkoff said any deal would need to reduce Iran’s ballistic missiles and uranium reserves.
Witkoff cited a need to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment and stockpile.
The news raises questions about timing and strategy in U.S.-Iran-Israel diplomacy.
The article portrays a tense environment where talks coexist with potential action.
The report cites multiple leaders engaging in dialogue as tensions rise in the Middle East.

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Chinese AI developers are exploring renting Nvidia’s Rubin GPUs in cloud data centers outside China to stay competitive.
Rubin was unveiled in January and has been offered primarily to American customers, with Chinese access pursued via overseas clouds.
Overseas cloud arrangements for Rubin are limited by rental models, shared capacity, and third-party deployment timelines.
Experts warn cloud rentals may limit model size and iteration speed for Chinese developers compared with on-site deployments.
China’s capital expenditure gap may hinder cloud-based Rubin access, with UBS estimating China spent about $57 billion on CapEx last year.
If clouds are secured, Chinese developers might train frontier models, but access and efficiency will still lag behind U.S. competitors.
Cloud reliance introduces latency and customization limits, complicating training parity with U.S. hyperscalers.
Nvidia’s Rubin cloud access faces regulatory scrutiny and export controls that may curb Chinese deployments.
The analysis notes U.S. hyperscalers can deploy Rubin at scale, with tightly tuned software and large GPU clusters.
The piece underscores continued competition in AI hardware between U.S. leaders and Chinese developers.
The report cites the Wall Street Journal as a source for Chinese access attempts to NVL144, GR200 and Rubin-based systems.

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