Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia customer, helped divert US-restricted Nvidia AI chips to China.
Claimed by: US investigators, as reported by The New York Times and NBC News; disputed by Jensen Huang and Megaspeed
Credible outlets report incompatible versions. We'll update this page as reporting comes in, then say whether it held up.
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Who's reporting it
- Taiwan News , 2026-11-06: Huang told Bloomberg on Oct 29 that Nvidia reviewed Megaspeed's operations and accounted for all of its chip deployments, confirming none were shipped illegally to China, and called his dealings normal. source
- NBC News , 2026-11-09: A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department asked Commerce to pause its part of an inquiry into whether the Singapore customer smuggled Nvidia AI chips into China after an Nvidia representative contacted Commerce investigators. source
- France 24 (AFP) , 2026-11-09: Relays the Times report that the US has examined Megaspeed since 2024 over possibly steering Nvidia chips to China, and Megaspeed's December 2025 statement that earlier reporting held misleading information and incorrect insinuations. source
History
- 2026-11-10: Conflicting. US authorities are investigating but have not charged Megaspeed. Huang says Nvidia accounted for all of Megaspeed's chips and found none shipped illegally to China; Megaspeed has called earlier reporting misleading and hired outside lawyers.