Nvidia Intervened in US Probe of Megaspeed Chip Smuggling

First reported by Wccftech at · Updated · 3 sources

Nvidia Corp.’s general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, questioning whether the Trump administration played a role in detaining an executive from the Singapore-based firm who’s now at the heart of a scandal threatening Jensen Huang.

Covered by 3 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

Summary from Bloomberg.

Reporting3

Wccftech NVIDIA Allegedly Became A Roadblock For Federal Investigation In Megaspeed AI Chip Smuggling Probe After GPU Maker Intervened With Commerce Department · Omar Sohail
Bloomberg Nvidia Intervened in US Probe of Megaspeed Chip Smuggling · Mackenzie Hawkins
DigiTimes Nvidia legal chief accused of interfering in Megaspeed probe · DIGITIMES

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