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A $1 million-per-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago is how you get AI chips to China.

The Verge

The Verge · 1m ago

A $1 million-per-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago is how you get AI chips to China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended a $1 million-per-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago, influencing the White House to pause additional restrictions on Nvidia's AI chip sales to China. Initially, there were plans by the Trump administration to impose further limits on the sales of the 'H20' chips. The dinner reportedly played a role in halting these restrictions, indicating the influence of high-profile gatherings on political and business decisions related to international tech regulations.

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