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US Treasury Sec. blasts Nvidia's compliance culture amid China chip concerns

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has criticized Nvidia's compliance culture, suggesting that if the company were a bank, executives would face removal due to alleged failures in adhering to export restrictions to China. Bessent highlighted concerns that Nvidia might have used shell companies like Megaspeed to circumvent U.S. regulations, impacting the nation's AI leadership. The comments come as Nvidia navigates leadership changes, with Jensen Huang stepping down as CEO amidst an investigation into the company's compliance practices. AI

IMPACT Concerns over Nvidia's compliance culture could lead to stricter regulations and impact the supply chain for AI hardware.

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US Treasury Sec. blasts Nvidia's compliance culture amid China chip concerns

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jason Ma ·

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says if Nvidia was a bank, ‘a lot of the executives would be removed’ — while Huang reportedly eyes return

    After blaming Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for not blacklisting a company suspected of funneling AI chips to China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put Nvidia on blast.

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