Two Chinese nationals in California have been arrested for illegally exporting advanced AI chips to China, according to the US Department of Justice.

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, both 28, allegedly shipped tens of millions of dollars’ worth of restricted technology, including Nvidia’s H100 chips, from October 2022 to July 2023 without the necessary licenses.

Geng and Yang ran ALX Solutions, a California-based company founded shortly after the US imposed export controls in 2022.

Investigators found they discussed ways to evade the law, such as routing shipments through Malaysia and Singapore.

ALX Solutions also received payments from Hong Kong and China, not the entities they claimed to export to.

The FBI and Bureau of Industry and Security are continuing their investigation.

🔗 Source: CNBC

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