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Banned Nvidia chips reportedly reach China via firms linked to Alice Huang

Reports say companies tied to Alice Huang invested in DeepSeek while promising Nvidia Blackwell chips, and smuggled banned Nvidia chips were installed at a Shanghai data center linked to Megaspeed, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly stalled approved export curbs.

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Timeline · 11 reports

  1. 2026-11-13 09:49 · The Information AI
    Companies Linked to Alice Huang Invested in DeepSeek
  2. 2026-11-13 06:48 · Bloomberg AI
    Banned Nvidia Chips Installed at China Data Center Linked to Alice Huang
  3. 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
  4. 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)
  5. 2026-11-12 15:00 · The Information AI
    Alice Huang’s Companies Invested in DeepSeek, Promising Nvidia Chips
  6. 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)
  7. 2026-11-11 22:02 · Gizmodo AI
    Howard Lutnick Doesn't Want to Stop the Flow of Nvidia Chips Overseas: Report
  8. 2026-11-11 09:18 · DigiTimes Asia
    Moonshot AI reportedly accessed restricted Nvidia chips in China despite US ban
  9. 2026-11-11 05:00 · Financial Times AI
    How Singapore became a route for Nvidia chips to China
  10. 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"
  11. 2026-11-10 11:26 · The Next Web
    Moonshot AI rented Nvidia’s top chips in China, Bloomberg reports

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