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Alice Huang-linked firms invested in DeepSeek and supplied banned Nvidia Blackwell chips, reports say

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Companies tied to Alice Huang invested in DeepSeek and promised Nvidia Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China; smuggled chips were installed at a Shanghai data center linked to Megaspeed. Separately, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has stalled export curbs Trump approved.

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Timeline · 12 reports

  1. 2026-11-13 10:56 · Bloomberg AI
    Alice Huang Firm Procured Banned Nvidia Chips in China
  2. 2026-11-13 09:49 · The Information AI
    Companies Linked to Alice Huang Invested in DeepSeek
  3. 2026-11-13 06:48 · Bloomberg AI
    Banned Nvidia Chips Installed at China Data Center Linked to Alice Huang
  4. 2026-11-12 18:02 · Mint AI
    Alice Huang’s China links: Firms related to her promised Nvidia Blackwell chips to DeepSeek despite US ban, report says
  5. 2026-11-12 15:35 · Techmeme
    Sources: firms tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek, to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China (The Information)
  6. 2026-11-12 15:00 · The Information AI
    Alice Huang’s Companies Invested in DeepSeek, Promising Nvidia Chips
  7. 2026-11-11 23:20 · Techmeme
    Sources: Howard Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China; Trump approved curbs for a third time in 2026 on November 5 (Axios)
  8. 2026-11-11 22:02 · Gizmodo AI
    Howard Lutnick Doesn't Want to Stop the Flow of Nvidia Chips Overseas: Report
  9. 2026-11-11 09:18 · DigiTimes Asia
    Moonshot AI reportedly accessed restricted Nvidia chips in China despite US ban
  10. 2026-11-11 05:00 · Financial Times AI
    How Singapore became a route for Nvidia chips to China
  11. 2026-11-10 18:19 · r/singularity
    Reuters: "The CEO's relationship with Alice Huang helped facilitate shipments of at least $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips to Chinese firms"
  12. 2026-11-10 11:26 · The Next Web
    Moonshot AI rented Nvidia’s top chips in China, Bloomberg reports

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