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The US paid for a peace deal in Nvidia chips

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When Armenia opened the biggest AI factory in its region last month, we filed it under compute diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal now reports what the compute actually bought. Robbie Whelan reported on Friday that US negotiators used the promise of access to Nvidia’s AI chips to help secure a peace…

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  1. 2026-09-06 15:34 · The Next Web
    The US paid for a peace deal in Nvidia chips

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