China AI Startup Stockpiled 18 Months of Nvidia Chips Before Ban

One of China’s emerging artificial-intelligence startups went on a buying blitz earlier this year to make sure it had enough high-end Nvidia Corp. semiconductors, before the US government imposed tighter export restrictions that cut off such chip sales to all Chinese customers.

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