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Ai Chip Export Controls

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Nvidia board probes CEO Huang's ties to Chinese Megaspeed executive

Nvidia's board said Sunday it is launching an independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, a firm suspected by U.S. officials of helping China evade AI chip export restrictions. Huang told staff he had been intimate with the woman, though the board's statement did not address the affair directly, saying it has no evidence national security or company secrets were compromised. Lawmakers from both parties, including Sen. Chris Coons and three House Republican committee chairs, are pushing for congressional investigations and have asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18.

Huawei, Alibaba unveil new AI chips ahead of Xi's US visit

Ahead of Xi Jinping's first U.S. state visit in over a decade, Huawei moved forward the release of its next AI chip by three quarters, Alibaba launched what it called China's most powerful AI processor, and DeepSeek reportedly assembled the largest known cluster of Huawei chips. The releases come as Washington continues restricting China's access to advanced Nvidia chips and chipmaking equipment.