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Nvidia denies Latin America role in chip smuggling as US-China AI rivalry reaches Brazil

Nvidia's Latin America executive denied the region's role in smuggling restricted chips to China, following claims by Anthropic that Chinese labs used smuggled processors for AI advancements. The denial comes amid heightened US-China competition over artificial intelligence, with tensions now reaching Brazil.

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