As ByteDance spends billions on AI, which Chinese chip start-ups stand to gain?

As Chinese technology giant ByteDance accelerates its shift towards domestic chips for artificial intelligence workloads, a few smaller domestic suppliers stand to benefit – if they can deliver at scale amid a void left by Nvidia due to regulatory hurdles. The Beijing-based owner of TikTok is considering turning to a handful of so-called tier-two chipmakers in China – smaller rivals to Huawei Technologies and Cambricon Technologies – for its cloud infrastructure, according to sources and...