Business US probing whether DeepSeek got Nvidia chips in Singapore
The Trump administration is reportedly probing whether DeepSeek bought Nvidia’s advanced computer chips through Singapore – despite US export controls blocking the sale of the powerful technology to China-based firms. Key tech leaders, including Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, have been skeptical of DeepSeek’s claim that it trained an AI model on par with US rivals for less than $6 million and without Nvidia’s most powerful chips. Officials at the White House and the FBI are investigating whether DeepSeek may have acquired the banned chips from third parties in Singapore to get around the ban, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Separately, top lawmakers in the House’s select committee on China urged the Trump administration to “ensure [China] will not exploit regulatory gaps and loopholes to advance their AI ambitions. “We ask that you look for ways to strengthen controls on shipments through third countries that pose a high risk of diversion,” the ...
