How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China

By Magdalena Petrova, Eamon Javers

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China

On Dec. 8, Federal prosecutors in Texas unsealed documents that revealed an investigation into a massive smuggling network that stretched across the …

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This article was originally published by Magdalena Petrova, Eamon Javers. Read the original at flipboard.com

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