The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China
Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York Times, New Matrix is on the list of approved firms, yet its offices are empty, "a hollow gray shell […]
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The government is approving sales of Nvidia’s AI chips to Chinese firms with ties to blacklisted companies. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The Verge (@theverge.com) Nov 7, 2026 · 48 likes · 22 repostsNew Matrix, is a Chinese H200 licensee whose listed office is an empty shell Corporate records link New Matrix’s owners to Wise Road, a private equity fund the US blacklisted in 2024 Commerce appears to have cleared roughly two dozen Chinese firms to buy or handle H200s
Tom Gibson (@tmgibs.bsky.social) Nov 7, 2026 · 1 likeThe US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... #Cybersecurity #Vientivalvonta
Tomas Ström (@hapsis.bsky.social) Nov 7, 2026nvidia just sold ai chips to a chinese company with no actual office to show for it. this is what happens when due diligence is lax https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1029483/nvidia-ai-chips-china-blacklist-government
Kevin Curry, PharmD (@kcurry.bsky.social) Nov 7, 2026📰 The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China According to The New York Times, New Matrix is on the list of approved firms, yet its offices are empty, "a hollow gray shell […] Source: The Verge | Read story 💬 How do you see this impacting users? #TechBluesky #New #Matrix
🌍Global News📝 (@global-news-2024.bsky.social) Nov 7, 2026