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Graphics Cards Nvidia could lose $5.5 billion to charges after new 'indefinite' restriction on exports of beefy AI GPUs to China Nvidia's research boss claims the company's Chinese AI researchers are now writing programs for Huawei instead and is blaming the US chip exports 'China is right behind us': Jensen Huang says we need to 'accelerate the diffusion of American AI technology around the world' Graphics Cards One US politician wants to add trackers to Nvidia's GPUs so they can be bricked if they go to China Graphics Cards US senator announces a bill requiring geotracking in high-end GPUs to prevent the Chinese government from wielding the ruinous power of your Nvidia RTX 4090 Singapore case of fraudulant AI chip shipments to China in wake of U.S. fears of military use has been adjounred until August Hope Corrigan 30 June 2025 The adjournment is to give police more time to review evidence and get international responses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images / Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel) This year we've seen a massive crackdown on AI tech shipments into China with mounting fears they might be powering the country's military. It's gotten to the point that high-end cards are being geotracked while the US continues to pressure ports like Malaysia to keep these rigs out of China's hands. Now, the latest development in a Singaporean case around the United States' campaign to cease Nvidia shipments to China has just been put on hold. Reuters states the current big case looking into illegal shipments of Nvidia's AI powered silicon has just been adjourned until August 22. The hiatus is to give police more time to review evidence and potentially seek further responses. The case points to three defendants all linked by local media with accusations around the illicit movements of this tech. The charges levelled against the three men were around making false representations to unnamed server suppliers about the end users of goods purchased in 2023 and 2024. Back in March this year Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam stated that the case was being investigated thanks to an anonymous tip. At the time it looked like Nvidia chips might be present in the shipments, pointing to a rather big no-no with the U.S.'s current bans Related Articles Nvidia denies 'tall tales' that chips are being smuggled in fake baby bumps and alongside live lobsters Nvidia's CEO says attempts to control chip exports to China are a failure: 'If they don’t have enough Nvidia, they will use their own.' Nvidia could lose $5.5 billion to charges after new 'indefinite' restriction on exports of beefy AI GPUs to China The affected servers came from Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer, and were being sent to Singapore for a stop over before being forwarded on to Malaysia. It's unknown whether these shipments were terminating in Malaysia, or were intended for further transit onwards to China. The case appears to be much larger than the three men mentioned above. A broader police investigation is currently being led into 22 individuals and companies all suspected of the same kind of fraud – the misrepresentation of shipments likely in the efforts to export these AI powered chips into China against North American wishes. Singapore as a market accounts for a huge number of tech purchases every year. Last year it came second to the United States as Nvidia's biggest market, so it's no wonder such a high level of scrutiny is being levelled. That being said, while Singapore is a huge buyer, only 2 percent of the countries Nvidia purchases wind up with shipments there. Instead it's regularly used as a hub or invoicing for places all over the world, so while the purchasing is often done in Singapore, that doesn't mean any of this technology is passing through their shores. Still, we'll likely find out more about this case in late August. Until then, the authorities have this opportunity to gather more evidence and chase leads to figure out whether this fraud has taken place, and to what level. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Best gaming PC 2025All our current recommendations 👉Check out our full guide👈 1. Best overall: HP Omen 35L 2. Best budget: Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 3. Best compact: Velocity Micro Raptor ES40 4. Alienware: Alienware Aurora 5. Best mini PC: Minisforum AtomMan G7 PT Hope Corrigan Social Links Navigation Hardware Writer Hope’s been writing about games for about a decade, starting out way back when on the Australian Nintendo fan site Vooks.net. Since then, she’s talked far too much about games and tech for publications such as Techlife, Byteside, IGN, and GameSpot. Of course there’s also here at PC Gamer, where she gets to indulge her inner hardware nerd with news and reviews. You can usually find Hope fawning over some art, tech, or likely a wonderful combination of them both and where relevant she’ll share them with you here. When she’s not writing about the amazing creations of others, she’s working on what she hopes will one day be her own. You can find her fictional chill out ambient far future sci-fi radio show/album/listening experience podcast right here. No, she’s not kidding. 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