Nvidia’s Groq acqui-hire reshapes artificial intelligence inference and antitrust debate

Nvidia’s $20 billion licensing deal with Groq secures deterministic inference technology and top talent while sidestepping a full merger review, intensifying questions over market power in artificial intelligence hardware. Regulators and rivals are watching closely as Nvidia moves to control both training and real-time workloads through non-traditional transaction structures.

China’s latest science and technology advances and controversies in 2025

A roundup of late 2025 coverage from China and the region highlights advances in quantum computing, maglev transport and space exploration alongside safety concerns, political disputes and social controversy. The South China Morning Post’s science desk tracks how these developments reshape technology, health and geopolitics.