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Nvidia employee implicated in escalating AI GPU smuggling scandal, but demand only intensifies for Nvidia hardware (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jon Martindale | tags: nvidia, supermicro, ai gpu

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Nvidia employee implicated in escalating Supermicro smuggling scandal, but demand only intensifies for Nvidia hardware (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jon Martindale | tags: nvidia, supermicro, taiwan

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When is NVLink worth it? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvlink, rtx 3090, nvidia

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When Is NVLink Worth It? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvlink, rtx 3090, nvidia

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Taiwan raids Supermicro and two supply-chain partners in widening Nvidia smuggling probe — nine sites hit as six people summoned for questioning (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Luke James | get Supermicro Motherboard Kit → | tags: supermicro, nvidia, ai chips

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Taiwanese Authorities Reportedly Raid Supermicro in Move That Could Signal Big Change For AI Chip Exporters (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | get Supermicro Server Motherboard → | tags: supermicro, taiwan, ai chips

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Supermicro shows off Vera Rubin NVL72 rack with all-new type of coolant — company claims coolant offers 1,000 times higher electrical impedance over standard cooling (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Anton Shilov | get Supermicro NVL72 Cooling System → | tags: supermicro, vera rubin, amd epyc

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Supermicro says it assisted Taiwanese authorities in server smuggling bust that led to three arrests — company issues statement on working with US, Taiwan to block illicit diversion of servers to China (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Jake Roach | get Supermicro Server Security Kit → | tags: supermicro, servers, taiwan

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Taiwan authorities arrest three on suspicion of smuggling Nvidia chips to China — operation allegedly used Japan as transshipment point before forwarding banned Supermicro servers to Hong Kong (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, supermicro, taiwan

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After $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvidia CEO urges company to fix export control compliance — Taiwan also begins to crack down on AI GPU chip smuggling to China (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-24 | by Luke James | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: supermicro, nvidia, ai chips

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Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Zak Killian | get Nvidia AI Chip Security Kit → | tags: nvidia, supermicro, ai chips

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Supermicro-tied execs used Thailand government entity to ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China — report alleges Chinese web giant Alibaba received restricted servers (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Anton Shilov | get Nvidia AI GPU Server → | tags: supermicro, nvidia h200, alibaba

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Supermicro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling billions of dollars of Nvidia servers to China — suspected smuggler released on $5 million bond (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get Supermicro Server Security Kit → | tags: supermicro, nvidia, ai chips

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A Supermicro co-founder is accused of smuggling $2.5B in AI servers to China (techspot.com)

2026-03-31 | get Supermicro Server Rack → | tags: supermicro, ai servers, yih-shyan liaw

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Massive $2.5B smuggling case exposes loopholes in US AI chip ban (techspot.com)

2026-03-31 | get AI Chip Security Kit → | tags: supermicro, ai chips, yih-shyan liaw

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Chinese universities with military ties bought Supermicro servers with restricted Nvidia A100 chips (techspot.com)

2026-03-27 | get Supermicro Server with Nvidia A100 → | tags: supermicro, nvidia a100, chinese universities

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Three individuals charged with attempting to break US sanctions on AI chips — damning text messages between conspirators reveal intention to find clients to ‘act as pass through partner for customers in China’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-26 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Chip Sanctions Guide → | tags: ai chips, supermicro, nvidia

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Supermicro employees accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia hardware to China — perps used a hairdryer to move serial numbers between real hardware and thousands of dummy servers (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-20 | by Mark Tyson | get Supermicro Server Hardware Security Kit → | tags: supermicro, nvidia, smuggling

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Super Micro Computer stock is collapsing today. Investors flee as DOJ charges cofounder in AI China scheme (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-20 | get Supermicro Server Hardware → | tags: supermicro, doj, china

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Decided to fly to the US to buy some hard drives (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Hard drive → | tags: best buy, easystores, amazon uk

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Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: discovered, firmware, servers

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New Supermicro BMC flaws can create persistent backdoors (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | get Amazon Echo Dot → | tags: binarly, bmc, cve

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Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: discovered, firmware, servers