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  "title": "Sources: ByteDance is in advanced talks to buy data center ASICs from MediaTek, potentially becoming its second major customer for such chips after Google (Bloomberg)",
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "ByteDance taps MediaTek for custom data center chips - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bytedance-taps-mediatek-for-custom-data-center-chips-report",
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