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A Eye on AI - September 18, 2026, 12 PM Eastern
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- A Eye on AI
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Huawei launches Ascend 950 AI cloud service in China Sept 30, globally Nov 30 Xpeng plans to license tech to overseas automakers beyond Volkswagen Meta's Muse AI assistant hits Mac with voice calling, Instinct raises at $10B A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM In this briefing, Huawei announces commercial availability of its Ascend 950 AI cluster cloud service in China and globally, a direct challenge to Nvidia's dominance. Xpeng is expanding tech licensing to overseas automakers, and Tesla begins supplier audits for its Optimus robot. A CBRE survey reveals AI's mixed impact on office space, Salesforce's Agentforce shows a 7x ROI at Southwest, and Nvidia's open vs. proprietary debate takes center stage at Disrupt. Plus, Meta's Muse arrives on Mac, entering a fast-moving race with Instinct as both add voice calling. Sources: - TechCrunch AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/open-or-closed-ai-nvidias-nader-khalil-and-sydney-sykes-take-on-one-of-the-decisions-shaping-next-gen-startups-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ - MarkTechPost: https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/18/salesforce-agentforce-bridging-the-enterprise-ai-gap-from-vibe-coding-to-battle-tested-orchestration/ - SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3368053/tesla-auditing-chinese-suppliers-ahead-optimus-roll-out-sources?utm_source=rss_feed - SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3367940/will-ai-adoption-shrink-office-space-asia-pacific-firms-are-fence-survey?utm_source=rss_feed - TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/09/18/xpeng-plans-to-offer-its-technology-stack-to-more-overseas-automakers/ - TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/09/18/huawei-sets-commercial-launch-dates-for-ascend-950-ai-cluster-cloud-service/ - TechCrunch AI: https://techcrunch.com/202…