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Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly looked at European data centers to access Nvidia chips, report claims — Kimi-maker primarily interested in inferencing capacity, but also asked about training clusters | Tom's Hardware

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Moonshot AI sought Nvidia Blackwell access through European data centers amid US-China curbs

Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI, previously accused by the White House of accessing Nvidia advanced chips remotely in East Asia, sought access to Blackwell chips through data centers in Europe, according to sources.

Nov 5, 2026·4 sourcesAI data centersNVIDIA BlackwellUS–China AI competitionAI chipsOpenAIChinese AI modelsU.S. technology trade restrictionsChinese Communist PartyChip export controlsFinancial tiesU.S. House of RepresentativesCompute, chips & AI infrastructureMichael Kratsios
Moonshot AI sought Nvidia Blackwell access through European data centers amid US-China curbs
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