Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly sought European data centers for Nvidia chip access

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Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi model, has explored leasing agreements with European data centers to access Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, reportedly seeking at least 8,000 units, as U.S. export controls restrict chip imports to China.

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Timeline · 3 reports

2026-11-06 10:28 · CNBC Technology
Chinese AI lab Moonshot turned to Europe for Nvidia Blackwell access amid U.S. China curbs, sources tell CNBC
2026-11-05 16:48 · Tom's Hardware
Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly looked at European data centers to access Nvidia chips, report claims — Kimi-maker primarily interested in inferencing capacity, but also asked about training clusters
2026-11-05 16:48 · Tom's Hardware
Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly looked at European data centers to access Nvidia chips, report claims

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