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Sources: President Trump's and Howard Lutnick's close relationship with Jensen Huang made officials wary of taking aggressive steps to rein in Nvidia chip sales (New York Times)

Source: TECHMEME · NOV 12, 2026

New York Times : Sources: President Trump's and Howard Lutnick's close relationship with Jensen Huang made officials wary of taking aggressive steps to rein in Nvidia chip sales — Howard Lutnick has frequently clashed with top officials over how to regulate sales of advanced technology to Asia …

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