NVIDIA Research presented over 70 papers at ICLR 2025, revealing significant AI advancements across diverse sectors including robotics, language models, audio generation, video understanding, and healthcare. Key highlights include Fugatto for multimodal audio, HAMSTER for efficient robot training, and STORM for dynamic 3D scene reconstruction.

The U.S. government is investigating whether Singapore played a role in facilitating Nvidia chip transfers to China, potentially undermining export restrictions aimed at limiting China’s AI development. Despite these controls, Chinese firms continue to make progress, raising questions about the effectiveness of current regulations and the future of global AI leadership. Experts and industry leaders weigh in on the evolving situation.

PC Partner Group, a leading Nvidia GPU assembler, has relocated its headquarters to Singapore, reflecting growing geopolitical tensions and the rising demand for AI-driven technology. With new manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia, the company embraces a "China+1" strategy, reshaping its role in the global tech landscape. Explore the implications for AI and supply chain dynamics.