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Two Chinese companies cleared to buy banned Nvidia AI chips have empty
Two Chinese companies cleared to buy banned Nvidia AI chips have empty offices and unknown addresses
TL;DRTwo Chinese firms approved for Nvidia chips appear to be shell companies with no real operations.
Why it matters: Suggests potential circumvention of U.S. export controls designed to restrict advanced AI chip access to China.
The offices for New Matrix and Maginfra, both approved to receive H200 chips, appear abandoned, and people in the buildings say they're unfamiliar with the companies or have never seen anyone working there.
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