Report: Alice Huang-linked firms invested in DeepSeek to funnel banned Nvidia Blackwell chips
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-11-12
Per a new report, companies tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek via special purpose vehicles — keeping them off DeepSeek's shareholder list — to forge closer ties so the Chinese AI lab could receive a steady stream of Nvidia Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale in China. The previously unreported relationship is set to intensify scrutiny of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's ties to Alice Huang and her corporate network in China.
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