US clears Chinese firms with empty offices to buy Nvidia H200 chips

People in the buildings said they did not know the companies or had never seen staff working there, according to Tom's Hardware, which identified the firms as New Matrix and Maginfra. The Verge raises concerns about whether Nvidia and the Commerce Department are adequately vetting Chinese firms approved to handle H200 chips.

Covered by 2 publishers within 21 hours of the first report.

• Tom's Hardware: Two Chinese companies cleared to buy banned Nvidia AI chips have empty offices and unknown addresses

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VG The Verge The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China · Terrence O’Brien 10:43 AM

TH Tom's Hardware Two Chinese companies cleared to buy banned Nvidia AI chips have empty offices and unknown addresses · Jowi Morales 8:00 AM

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