Huawei releases its first data center AI chip amid US trade pressure

Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched its data center AI chip, the Ascend 910, to step up its challenge to US-based chipmakers, according to CNBC. The company first announced the new product alongside another chipset, the Ascend 310, in October 2018, as it sought to build up its enterprise services business. But as it faces further pressure from the US on a number of fronts, Huawei's new endeavors could transform the company from a phone manufacturer and networking supplier into an even wider tech provider. Here's what it means: Huawei's Ascend 910 is the company's first challenge to the likes of Qualcomm and Nvidia as it seeks to get its chip designs into data centers. AI is in high demand across the enterprise space, and companies are setting up private server racks to perform these operations, along with using public cloud systems.