Nvidia, Supermicro employees charged over export of AI servers to China

Taiwanese authorities indict nine people over alleged chip smuggling scheme. Taiwanese authorities have indicted nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro Computer, over their alleged involvement in the illegal export of artificial intelligence servers to China.

Eight of those indicted, including one employee of Nvidia’s Taiwan unit and two employees of Supermicro’s Taiwan unit, were charged with breach of trust and document forgery in connection with the illegal export of high-end AI servers, prosecutors in the port city of Keelung said in a statement on Monday. Two US carrier groups in Middle East strain navy resources Australia’s music charts ban AI-made songs amid backlash over Madonna cover Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrust Angel Reese breaks WNBA record with 26 rebounds in Dream’s win over Sparks Of those servers, 50 were transshipped through Indonesia, eight were sent via Japan and the rest were exported directly to China, according to prosecutors. An additional 56 servers were seized at Taiwan’s border, the statement said.

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