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An Approved Chip Firm Has an Empty Office, Leaving Oversight With a View
· New York time
Questions are being raised about how the US Commerce Department and Nvidia vet Chinese firms cleared to handle Nvidia's H200 AI chips. The Verge, citing The New York Times, reports that New Matrix is on the approved list even though its offices were empty. The report raises concerns about due diligence; it does not establish wrongdoing by the named firm. The distinction matters because approval is a policy decision, while an empty office is a reported observation that prompted questions about the process. Advanced chips are valuable technology and an important part of US export policy, so the checks around the firms allowed to handle them carry significance beyond a single address. Regulators and manufacturers must administer rules in a market where demand for AI hardware is strong. A list of approved firms can make the process look orderly, but it also invites the obvious question of what officials and companies know about the entries on it. The empty office gives that question an unusually vivid setting. Paperwork can travel efficiently between desks; an office with nobody in it makes a less convincing case for checking only the paper.
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