{"id":"e2c013a3-2545-45a6-ae74-117a0776ff54","url":"https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3367796/huawei-unveils-latest-tech-boost-ai-power-push-break-chinas-nvidia-reliance","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Huawei unveils latest tech to boost AI power in push to break China’s Nvidia reliance","plainHeadline":"Huawei unveils Ascend 960 SuperPoD computing cluster to boost AI power","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Huawei introduced the Ascend 960 SuperPoD computing cluster at Huawei Connect 2026.","An upgraded UnifiedBus interconnect and Hi-ONE optical system were showcased.","Near-packaged optics enable higher speeds and lower energy use within SuperPoD.","UnifiedBus and Hi-ONE enable connections of up to 4,000 processors.","Huawei had already rolled out the Ascend 950 SuperPoD commercially last year."],"topics":["AI","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T02:26:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T02:37:44.402Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3aa92e50-9fff-433c-8c74-b8acf844f3c1","storyId":"3aa92e50-9fff-433c-8c74-b8acf844f3c1","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/17/745ca11b-7829-446a-99f5-313a6b54931c_9a80e1ce.jpg?itok=dyErUPsX&v=1789611961","author":"Howard Liu,Iris Deng","dek":"Huawei Technologies on Thursday unveiled its latest Ascend 960 SuperPoD computing cluster and an upgraded version of its UnifiedBus interconnect technology, a key component of the Chinese tech giant’s strategy to build advanced artificial intelligence systems despite US semiconductor-related…"}