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

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. Trump approved export curbs for a third time on November 5, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has stalled them.

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Timeline · 11 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"

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