Breaking: US expands export restrictions on Nvidia AI chips to Middle East

The US government has imposed expanded export restrictions affecting Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence chips, curbing their exportation beyond China to certain Middle Eastern countries.

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**Why this matters:**

* **Nvidia’s A100 and H100 chips are affected:** These AI chips are important and used to accelerate machine-learning tasks on major AI applications like ChatGPT. Despite the restrictions, Nvidia maintains they won’t have an “immediate material impact” on its …

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