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From personal scandal to national security probe: how Nvidia chips reached China's AI giants
What happened
According to reports and corporate records referenced by The Information, a network of companies tied to Alice Huang — the alleged Chinese intelligence operative involved in a romantic relationship with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — recently invested in Chinese AI company DeepSeek to help secure a steady supply of banned Nvidia Blackwell chips. The claim is based on reports and corporate records, and the allegations remain unconfirmed; the source does not state the operational details of how the chips were obtained.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 45/100
Affected components and suppliers
Nvidia Blackwell chips
NvidiaDeepSeek
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Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 11/12/2026 · View original source
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