US probing whether DeepSeek got Nvidia chips in Singapore — despite export controls blocking sale: report
Nvidia(NVDA) New York Post·2025-02-01 01:16
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.Key tech leaders, including Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, have been skeptical of DeepSeek’s claim that it trained an AI model on par with US rivals for less than $6 million and without Nvidia’s most powerful chips.Officials at the White House and the FBI are investigating whether DeepSeek may ha ...