Chinese businesses

Tesla's solar factory has been drawn into an ongoing patent dispute between two of its Chinese suppliers. The conflict between the suppliers now touches Tesla's solar manufacturing operations, raising questions about potential disruption to its solar business. Details about which suppliers are involved and what patents are at stake remain limited in initial reports.

DeepSeek and Huawei have announced a partnership to develop open-source software for AI chips. The collaboration would tie DeepSeek's AI models closer to Huawei's chip hardware, reducing reliance on Nvidia technology amid US export restrictions on advanced semiconductors to China. Details of the software projects and timelines have not been fully disclosed.