Nvidia's Approved China Chip Buyer Is Literally an Empty Office
The US Commerce Department cleared New Matrix. A Chinese firm, to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips. But a New York Times investigation found the firm's offices are completely vacant. That raises a real question: is anyone checking who actually ends up with advanced American AI hardware? The story comes as scrutiny grows over chip export controls and how they get enforced.
New Matrix was on the Commerce Department's approved list. It helps to receive H200 AI chips.
The firm's offices were empty. One person described them as a "hollow gray shell."
Neither Commerce nor Nvidia seems to have checked what the firm actually does.