Where was Nvidia’s security team?
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Leadership churn at a core chip supplier — including the quiet exit of a security chief and a CEO stepping down amid relationship scrutiny — is a reminder that AI hardware is now a geopolitical and compliance surface, not just a performance race. If your roadmap depends on any single vendor’s GPUs, add vendor governance and export-risk review to your supply-chain checks this quarter.
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