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Jul 21, 2026

White House accuses Moonshot AI of using banned Nvidia chips and distilling Anthropic models

White House official Michael Kratsios claimed Moonshot accessed restricted Nvidia GB300 processors in Thailand and distilled its Kimi K3 model from Anthropic's Fable. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions remain on the table against Chinese AI companies over alleged IP theft.

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