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This Week in AI (Apr 26-May 2): China blocks Meta-Manus; Anthropic in talks at $900bn; Karpathy's thoughts on AI

03 May 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
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Abstract: We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&A this week: China blocked Meta's $2bn Manus deal; Anthropic weighs a $900bn fundraise. Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta all raised full-year capex guidance in Q1 earnings; OpenAI ended Microsoft exclusivity and launched on Amazon Bedrock. DeepSeek cut API prices and Huawei Ascend chip orders surged across Chinese tech firms; China opensource trend continues.

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) MINIMAX (100 HK) XIAOMI (1810 HK) SENSETIME (20 HK) KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (2513 HK) TENCENT (700 HK) ALIBABA (9988 HK) Amazon.Com (AMZN US) Alphabet (GOOGL US) Meta Platforms (META US) Microsoft (MSFT US) Nvidia (NVDA US)

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Samsung Electronics, MINIMAX, XIAOMI, SENSETIME, KNOWLEDGE ATLAS, TENCENT, ALIBABA, Amazon.Com, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia

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