US approved Chinese firms for Nvidia H200 chips, some with empty offices
The New York Times reports that the Commerce Department cleared dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia's H200 chips, including some with sanctioned ties and one with an empty office.
The U.S. Commerce Department has cleared dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia's H200 AI chips, according to The New York Times. The paper reports that some of them have links to firms sanctioned over national security concerns.
One approved company, New Matrix, has empty offices, The Verge reports, citing the Times. The Times described the site as "a hollow gray shell."
The Verge says the findings raise concerns that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia is properly vetting the Chinese firms cleared to handle the chips.
The reports do not include responses from Commerce, Nvidia or New Matrix.
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- The New York TimesU.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling TiesSat, Nov 7, 5:00 AM EST
- The VergeThe US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in ChinaSat, Nov 7, 10:43 AM EST
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