Nvidia, Singapore and DeepSeek

Singapore says Nvidia's astounding local sales don't mean it's the source of DeepSeek's GPUs
PLUS: Chinese bus lanes put Tesla in a tangle; India drops electronics tariffs; Samsung worries about soft demand Asia In Brief Nvidia’s quarterly results occasionally raise eyebrows because they report that Singapore is a disproportionately large market for its wares.
US probing whether DeepSeek got Nvidia chips in Singapore — despite export controls blocking sale: report
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
Singapore pledges to assist US probe into Nvidia chip sales to China’s DeepSeek
Singapore has promised to work closely with the US authorities to probe allegations over China's AI firm DeepSeek, obtaining Nvidia chips through proxies.
DeepSeek-Nvidia chips: Singapore says it expects companies to comply with its laws
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a statement on Saturday (Feb 1) following reports that Chinese company DeepSeek could have used US chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China.
US Probing Whether DeepSeek Got Nvidia Chips Through Singapore
US officials are probing whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek bought advanced Nvidia Corp. semiconductors through third parties in Singapore, circumventing US restrictions on sales of chips used for artificial intelligence tasks,
US 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,
US investigates DeepSeek’s access to Nvidia chips via Singapore
US officials are deep into an investigation to find out if Chinese AI startup DeepSeek found a backdoor route to Nvidia’s high-end chips through Singapore, evading American export bans.
U.S. said to probe if DeepSeek bought advanced Nvidia chips through Singapore
Officials in the White House and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating if Chinese AI startup DeepSeek acquired advanced Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips through third parties in Singapore to avoid Biden-era export controls that were imposed to limit China's access to American technology,
US lawmakers push for restrictions on Nvidia chips amid China's DeepSeek AI developments
Two US lawmakers are urging tighter export controls on Nvidia's AI chips, fearing China's growing AI capabilities. Their concerns stem from reports that a Chinese firm used these chips — currently outside the scope of U.
US probe into S’pore shows frustration over inadequacy of chip curbs on China
Analysts expect such scrutiny to intensify and warn of US overreach in trade controls. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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