Alleged Chinese Spy at Center of Nvidia Firestorm Is in Beijing
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AI hardware is now entangled with state-level intelligence and counterintelligence risk — vendor selection and executive access are becoming national security questions, not just procurement ones. If your roadmap leans heavily on any single chip supplier, add geopolitical and leadership-continuity risk to your dependency log this week.
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