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Trump Is Letting Nvidia Sell Chips to China. Under One Condition.
For years, the US has restricted the sale of powerful AI chips to China. But Trump is letting sales of less-advanced chips happen.
A Nvidia chip.
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In an unusual deal, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenue from AI chips they sells to China. The US has blocked the sale of other, more powerful chips to China on the basis of national security, but the exception underscores the Trump administration’s openness to make exceptions… if the price is right.