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The AI Chip War's New Front: Control The Cloud, Not The Silicon

A draft U.S. rule would block China from renting Nvidia GPU compute via data centers in Thailand and Singapore, shifting the AI chip war's focus to cloud access rather than silicon sales. The measure targets indirect access to advanced AI chips through third-country cloud providers.

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The AI Chip War's New Front: Control The Cloud, Not The Silicon
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By Vivian Toh, ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationA draft U.S. rule would block China from renting

NvidiaGPUcomputevia data centers in Thailand and Singapore. The AI chip war's next front: the cloud, not the silicon.Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.

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