U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties
Topics: China
2 outlets (NYT and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Nvidia”, “Ties”, “Chinese”. Distinct wording: NYT uses “Troubling” and “Cleared”; Axios uses “lawmakers” and “alleged”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NYT reports: “The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia’s H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security.”
- Axios reports: “Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been asked by three House Republican committee chairs to brief Congress behind closed doors about his reported ties to a woman accused of spying for China.Why it matter…”
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- NYT: U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties
- Axios: Nvidia CEO called in by lawmakers over ties to alleged Chinese spy
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