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Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention

Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention
NYT Business Monday 09 November 2026, 16:02 UTC By Ana Swanson and Devlin Barrett 1 min read
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Nvidia said on Sunday that it was opening an investigation into Jensen Huang, after he acknowledged he had been intimate with an executive at a Singaporean company suspected of smuggling chips into China.

Nvidia said on Sunday that it was opening an investigation into Jensen Huang, after he acknowledged he had been intimate with an executive at a Singaporean company suspected of smuggling chips into China.
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