ByteDance is in talks to buy AI chips from China’s Iluvatar CoreX

The Next Webby Ana-Maria StanciucJune 15, 2026tech

ByteDance is in talks to buy artificial-intelligence chips from Iluvatar CoreX, a Shanghai-based GPU maker that until recently sold almost entirely to government buyers, according to people familiar with the discussions cited by Reuters. The talks point to how far the owner of TikTok and Douyin is willing to go to lessen its dependence on Nvidia. […] This story continues at The Next Web

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ByteDance is in talks to buy AI chips from China’s Iluvatar CoreX

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