US Senators Warren and Banks urge suspending Nvidia AI chip export licenses to China and Southeast Asia, following Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw's indictment
Lawmakers call for commerce department to suspend licences that let company send advanced semiconductors to south-east Asia
The US DOJ detains two men for allegedly violating export controls by trying to smuggle $160M+ of Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China; a third man pleads guilty
DOJ says H100 and H200 shipments were relabelled with a fictional brand to dodge export controls Institute for Progress : Should the US Sell Hopper Chips to China? Jasper Ward / Reuters : US Justice D...
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress says the US hasn't outlined its plan for a 15% China commission, Nvidia won't pay until it has it, and it can sell AI chips without it
And This Stock Has Exploded 125% Reuters : China chipmakers push to triple AI chip capacity, eyes Nvidia alternative Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal : Even Nvidia Has Speed Limits Marcus Schuler /...
Sources: repair demand in China for Nvidia's banned AI chips, including H100 and A100, surges as ~12 firms now repair chips that made their way into the country
companies resurrecting banned AI accelerators at a rate of up to ‘500 per month’ Chris Cooke / CMU : If China blocks TikTok deal app will “go dark” says US Commerce Secretary, but hints deal “coming s...
Sources: some Trump administration officials are holding up finalizing a deal for the UAE to buy Nvidia AI chips over concerns that China could access the chips
Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement
The Biden admin unveils a new chip export rule that gives 18 key allies full AI chips access while requiring licenses from most other countries, including China
now the EU has shown concerns about the U.S. limits on how much AI chips certain EU states can buy. — ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Sung Kim / @sungkim : Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated “Hold...