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Zhipu's Stock Surges 19% as It Lands 1GW-Level AI Computing Data Center

Zhipu's stock price surged as much as 19% during trading. According to Yicai, Zhipu AI (Z.ai) has completed the construction of a 1GW-level domestic AI computing data center, using all domestic AI chips. Additionally, it has completed the acquisition of Zhongke Jiahe, a domestic AI heterogeneous computing software company, today.

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