Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China — Nvidia says no to kill switches

August 6, 2025 Rebecca Szkutak

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping "tens of millions of dollars" worth of high-performance AI chips to China.

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