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Supermicro denies Taiwanese office raid amid NVIDIA GPU smuggling probe

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Supermicro is refuting claims that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in connection with an investigation into the alleged smuggling of NVIDIA GPUs. The company states it is cooperating with authorities and voluntarily provided access to employee workstations and devices, asserting that the police intervention was not a raid. This investigation is part of a broader effort to curb the smuggling of AI chips into China, with related charges also filed against individuals linked to Supermicro in the U.S. AI

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Supermicro denies Taiwanese office raid amid NVIDIA GPU smuggling probe

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Supermicro denies that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — company says that it coordinated with the police and provided access to investigated employees’ workstations and gadgets

    The company insists that it's cooperating with Taiwanese authorities and has voluntarily provided access to its premises. It also confirmed with the police that it's the individual, not the institution, that is being looked into with regard to the smuggling cases.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Supermicro denies that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — co… The company insists that it's cooperating with Taiwan

    Supermicro denies that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — co… The company insists that it's cooperating with Taiwanese authorities and has voluntarily provided access to its premises. It also confirmed with the police that it's the ind…

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