Firms tied to alleged spy Alice Huang invest in DeepSeek to supply banned Nvidia Blackwell chips
The Information reports that companies linked to Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy romantically involved with Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang, recently invested in DeepSeek. The move aims to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China.
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The Information : Sources: firms tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek, to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China — The network of companies tied to Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy in a romantic relationship with Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang …
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