Chinese AI startup Moonshot eyes domestic chips as computing shortage deepens

By MLex Staff ( February 6, 2026, 07:55 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese AI startup Moonshot is exploring ways to adapt its systems to domestic chips as a computing-power crunch deepens, a move that could point to wider experimentation by Chinese companies with homegrown artificial-intelligence processors as access to foreign chips tightens. Moonshot, which operates the popular Kimi chatbot, said in a social media post that it is facing an acute shortage of computing resources and called on additional providers to join its supplier network.Chinese AI startup Moonshot is exploring ways to adapt its systems to domestic chips as a computing-power crunch deepens, a move that could point to wider experimentation by Chinese companies with homegrown artificial-intelligence processors as access to foreign chips tightens....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.

Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Chinese AI startup Moonshot eyes domestic chips as computing shortage deepens

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

Related Sections