Banned Nvidia Chips Installed at China Data Center Linked to Alice Huang

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 5 sources

A Chinese company founded by Alice Huang, the woman at the center of a controversy dogging Nvidia Corp., procured smuggled AI chips that were installed at a Shanghai data center with links to Megaspeed International Pte, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Covered by 5 publishers within 10 hours of the first report.

Summary from Bloomberg.

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Bloomberg Banned Nvidia Chips Installed at China Data Center Linked to Alice Huang · Andy Lin, Mackenzie Hawkins and Kari Lindberg
The Information Companies Linked to Alice Huang Invested in DeepSeek · Claudia Chong
Engadget Bloomberg details web of Chinese AI companies with smuggled NVIDIA chips linked to Alice Huang · staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)
Quartz Documents tie banned Nvidia AI chips to Alice Huang-linked Shanghai data center · Cris Tolomia
Wccftech NVIDIA Founder Jensen Huang’s Alleged Spy Associate Alice Huang Was Deeply Tied To Another Chinese Firm With Access To Banned NVIDIA Chips, Says Report · Ramish Zafar

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