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Moonshot AI reportedly rented Nvidia's top chips in China despite US export ban

Documents filed with Beijing regulators show Moonshot AI signed a deal in August to rent servers fitted with Nvidia's most advanced chips, which the US does not allow to be sold to China without a licence.

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Timeline · 5 reports

  1. 2026-11-11 09:18 · DigiTimes Asia
    Moonshot AI reportedly accessed restricted Nvidia chips in China despite US ban
  2. 2026-11-10 11:27 · The Next Web
    Documents show Moonshot AI renting Nvidia B300 servers in China
  3. 2026-11-10 11:26 · The Next Web
    Moonshot AI rented Nvidia’s top chips in China, Bloomberg reports
  4. 2026-11-10 04:54 · Bloomberg AI
    Moonshot Rents Nvidia’s Top AI Chips in China, Documents Show
  5. 2026-11-09 16:20 · Techmeme
    Sources: a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips to China was transferred to the DOJ after Nvidia intervened (New York Times)

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