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kē jì
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artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Baseten (AI infrastructure startup)
Baseten
Baseten
to complete / to close
wánchéng
完成
$1.5 billion
150 yì měiyuán
150亿美元
funding round / financing
róngzī
融资
。

artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Baseten (AI infrastructure startup)
Baseten
Baseten
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete / to close
wánchéng
完成
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
funding round / financing
róngzī
融资
，
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dádào
达到
$13 billion
130 yì měiyuán
130亿美元
。

June 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM

headquarters
zǒngbù
总部
located at / based in
wèiyú
位于
San Francisco
Jiùjīnshān
旧金山
structural particle
de
的
Baseten (AI infrastructure startup)
Baseten
Baseten
to focus on / to specialize in
zhuānzhù yú
专注于
for
wèi
为
enterprises / businesses
qǐyè
企业
to provide
tígōng
提供
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
structural particle
de
的
deployment / rollout
bùshǔ
部署
and / with
yǔ
与
optimization
yōuhuà
优化
services
fúwù
服务
。
this round (of funding)
cǐ lún
此轮
financing / funding
róngzī
融资
by / led by
yóu
由
Altimeter Capital (investment firm)
Altimeter Capital
Altimeter Capital
、
Conviction (venture capital firm)
Conviction
Conviction
、
Spark Capital (venture capital firm)
Spark Capital
Spark Capital
and others / et cetera
děng
等
multiple / several (companies)
duō jiā
多家
well-known / prominent
zhīmíng
知名
investment institutions
tóuzī jīgòu
投资机构
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to lead a funding round
lǐngtóu
领投
。
Baseten (AI infrastructure startup)
Baseten
Baseten
structural particle
de
的
revenue
shōurù
收入
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
approximately
yuē
约
twenty times / 20x
èrshí bèi
二十倍
，
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
its
qí
其
platform
píngtái
平台
every day
měitiān
每天
to process / to handle
chǔlǐ
处理
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
one billion times
shí yì cì
十亿次
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
inference
tuīlǐ
推理
requests / queries
qǐngqiú
请求
。
these
zhèxiē
这些
requests
qǐngqiú
请求
distributed across
fēnbù zài
分布在
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
eighty-seven
bāshíqī gè
八十七个
clusters (computing)
jíqún
集群
、
eighteen
shíbā gè
十八个
cloud platforms
yún píngtái
云平台
on / across
shàng
上
。
as / along with
suízhe
随着
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
models
móxíng
模型
structural particle
de
的
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
proliferation / widespread adoption
pǔjí
普及
，
enterprises / businesses
qǐyè
企业
for / towards
duì
对
efficient / high-performance
gāoxiào
高效
low-cost
dī chéngběn
低成本
inference
tuīlǐ
推理
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
structural particle
de
的
demand / need
xūqiú
需求
continuously / persistently
chíxù
持续
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
。
this time / this round
cǐ cì
此次
financing / funding
róngzī
融资
since / the time since
jùlí
距离
its
qí
其
previous round
shàng yī lún
上一轮
financing
róngzī
融资
only / merely
jǐn
仅
a few months
shù yuè
数月
，
to demonstrate / to show
xiǎnshì chū
显示出
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
toward / for
duì
对
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
inference
tuīlǐ
推理
track / sector (investment term)
sàidào
赛道
structural particle
de
的
strong / intense
qiángliè
强烈
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
。

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former / previous
qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
Groq
Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
$20 billion USD
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
，
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products