A Mystery CEO and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?
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The NYT investigates a mysterious Chinese company, Megaspeed, that has generated billions in sales potentially by acquiring banned Nvidia AI chips, raising concerns about US export controls and China's access to advanced technology.
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lschueller
3 months ago
http://archive.today/URIrm
eek2121
3 months ago
Did they not get the message? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3xQaf7BFI
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