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DeepSeek allegedly used banned Nvidia Blackwells; Nvidia accused of funding startups

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DeepSeek reportedly trained its models using Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, which are allegedly banned for AI training. Nvidia is also accused of funding startups to purchase its own hardware, potentially creating a funding gap following Jensen Huang's departure. Separately, Claude has reportedly decoded Godel's notebooks, and llama.cpp has reached version 1.0. AI

IMPACT Allegations of restricted hardware use and funding shifts could impact AI development and hardware accessibility.

RANK_REASON The item discusses alleged practices and funding gaps rather than a direct release or product announcement.

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DeepSeek allegedly used banned Nvidia Blackwells; Nvidia accused of funding startups

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    DeepSeek trained on banned Nvidia Blackwells, Nvidia allegedly funded startups to buy its own GPUs, and Huang's exit leaves a startup funding gap. Plus Claude d

    DeepSeek trained on banned Nvidia Blackwells, Nvidia allegedly funded startups to buy its own GPUs, and Huang's exit leaves a startup funding gap. Plus Claude decoded Godels notebooks and llama.cpp hit 1.0. https:// ai0.news/posts/2026-11-14-dail y-digest/ # AI # AiPolicy # OpenA…

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