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Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China

8 December 2025 at 17:30
Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Trump administration wants to encourage Chinese companies to use Nvidia’s H200 chip while limiting sales of the company’s newest chips, known as Blackwell.

Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy

Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

A mammoth data center is rising in Amarillo, Texas. Firms controlled by the Lutnick family have helped finance it, banking millions in fees in the process.

How Trump and Nvidia’s C.E.O. Became Partners on the International Stage

19 November 2025 at 05:01
Over the last 10 months, President Trump has become close with Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, as the company’s chips have become a tool in trade and peace talks.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

In April, Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, announced at a White House news conference that Nvidia and its suppliers would invest $500 billion in U.S. manufacturing.

China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game

16 October 2025 at 08:35
Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.

© Pool photo by Ken Ishii

President Trump has threatened to cancel a meeting with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who spoke at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.

A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.

© Amrita Chandradas for The New York Times

Construction workers at Sedenak Tech Park, where U.S. workers found Megaspeed’s orders of Nvidia products still in boxes.
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