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US Investigates If DeepSeek Got Nvidia Chips From Firms in Singapore, Report Says

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Newest development Jan 31, 2025 · 4 reportsUS Investigates If DeepSeek Got Nvidia Chips From Firms in Singapore, Report Says

U.S. officials are investigating whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek skirted American export restrictions on advanced chip sales and bought advanced Nvidia (NVDA) semiconductors through third parties in Singapore, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matt…

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  1. Nvidia calls China's DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement'

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  2. Trump's threat of Taiwan chip tariffs could give Nvidia a fresh headache after DeepSeek

    Headline from Insider ·

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    US Investigates If DeepSeek Got Nvidia Chips From Firms in Singapore, Report Says

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Nvidia calls China's DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement' (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Nvidia called DeepSeek’s R1 model “an excellent AI advancement,” despite the Chinese startup’s emergence causing the chip maker’s stock price to...

  2. Investor's Business Daily

    Nvidia, AI Chip Peers Tumble On DeepSeek Implications (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Reports that Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has created an AI model that rivals U.S. models sent shockwaves through AI chip stocks on Monday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    What’s DeepSeek, China’s AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms.

  4. Insider

    Trump's threat of Taiwan chip tariffs could give Nvidia a fresh headache after DeepSeek (opens Insider)

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    President Donald Trump has threatened to introduce tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, which could hit Nvidia, one of TSMC's biggest customers.

  5. Breitbart News

    Scale AI CEO & Elon Musk Agree: China's DeepSeek Uses Banned Nvidia Chips (opens Breitbart News)

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    DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has sent shockwaves through the tech world with bold claims that it can match or even surpass the performance of AI models from top U.S. firms like OpenAI while significantly undercutting them on price by using less powerful chips.

  6. New York Post

    US probing whether DeepSeek got Nvidia chips in Singapore — despite export controls blocking sale: report (opens New York Post)

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    The Trump administration is reportedly probing whether DeepSeek bought Nvidia’s advanced computer chips through Singapore– despite US export controls blocking the sale of the powerful technology to China-based firms.

  7. Investopedia

    US Investigates If DeepSeek Got Nvidia Chips From Firms in Singapore, Report Says (opens Investopedia)

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    U.S. officials are investigating whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek skirted American export restrictions on advanced chip sales and bought advanced Nvidia (NVDA) semiconductors through third parties in Singapore, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matt…

  8. Quartz

    U.S. investigates China's DeepSeek for potential use of AI chips (opens Quartz)

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    The investigation focuses on whether DeepSeek acquired Nvidia chips, which are subject to export restrictions

  9. FOX Business

    US reportedly investigating whether China's DeepSeek used restricted AI chips (opens FOX Business)

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    The Commerce Department has launched a probe into whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek obtained restricted Nvidia chips through Singapore, reports say.

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