China tells its tech companies theycantbuyAI chips from Nivida | TechCrunch

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- The Cyberspace Administration of China banned domestic tech companies from buying Nvidia AI chips on Wednesday.
- The agency also told tech companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to stop testing and ordering Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D server, a device designed specifically for the market in China.
- In June, Nvidia said that it wouldn’t include China in its future profit and forecast as it was essentially locked out of the market.
- The Trump administration hit semiconductor companies, including Nvidia, with licensing requirements to sell their AI chips in China in April.
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