US approves Nvidia AI chips to blacklisted Chinese firms
Original title: The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China
Nvidia H200 AI chips approved for sale to Chinese firms tied to blacklisted entities despite empty offices at one recipient.
The US Commerce Department approved sales of Nvidia's AI chips to Chinese firms with ties to blacklisted companies. New Matrix, one recipient, maintains an empty office with no verifiable operations. The Trump administration relaxed prior restrictions after Nvidia agreed to a 15% revenue share, following lobbying by CEO Jensen Huang.
Unconfirmed: Whether the approvals reflect intentional lapses in due diligence or other factors remains unconfirmed
- New Matrix created 17 months ago with owners linked to a 2024-blacklisted private equity firm
- Pattern of approvals to entities with national-security trade restrictions
- Jensen Huang targeted by China's Ministry of State Security in a spying plot
- Vendors
- Nvidia
- Products
- H200 AI chips
From the original article
2 min read at theverge.com
Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York Times, New Matrix is on the list of approved firms, yet its offices are empty, "a hollow gray shell with wires dangling from the ceiling where lights should be."
By Terrence O’Brien · theverge.com
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