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A Chinese university with ties to the army bought Nvidia's powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist. Northwestern Polytechnical University, a member of China's "Seven Sons of National Defense" group of elite defence-focused universities, bought two H200 chips last month for 874,700 yuan ($123,000), according to an October 21 procurement record on its website, the Reuters news agency reports. The Reuters investigation comes as Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang face mounting scrutiny in Washington, DC, over his lobbying for looser restrictions on sales of AI chips to China, following reports alleging he was targeted by a Chinese spying operation. The H200 is among Nvidia's most capable chips for training and running advanced AI systems and is subject to US export licence approvals, which are normally denied for blacklisted institutions such as Northwestern Polytechnical. Northwestern Polytechnical also bought access this year to H200 chips and other powerful Nvidia AI processors through five contracts for rented computing capacity from Chinese companies, procurement records show.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's intimate relationship with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy has highlighted divisions in Washington over the export of advanced chips to China. Huang, the head of one of the most critical firms in the global artificial intelligence race, has long been among Silicon Valley's most powerful voices arguing against restrictions on high-end chip sales. Whereas hawkish voices argued that Beijing should not have access to cutting-edge US technology on national security grounds, Huang and like-minded executives argued that China already had the computing power to make strides in AI and that wider uptake of US technology would help maintain its dominance in the field. Jensen Huang's lobbying now faces intense scrutiny following claims that former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang -- with whom he had an affair -- was an intelligence agent recruited by China's Ministry of State Security. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the allegations, calling them "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China".

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Why is Nvidia's Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China spy scandal? Share Why is Nvidia's Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China spy scandal? on social media Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing questions over allegations that a Chinese businesswoman with whom he had a romantic relationship was gathering intelligence for Beijing. Huang - who cofounded Nvidia, the world's second-most valuable company after Apple, more than three decades ago - admitted on Sunday to being unfaithful to his wife, but the company said it has no reason to believe United States national security or confidential information has been compromised. "The Board prioritizes US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders," it said in a statement, adding that Jensen Huang fully backs the review. After the revelations, Nvidia - whose market capitalisation of $4.5 trillion is higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan, the world's fourth-largest economy - saw its stock price tumble by more than 4 percent in trading overnight into Monday. The controversy erupted as Washington seeks to prevent China from obtaining advanced American semiconductors, including Nvidia's most powerful artificial intelligence chips, as the US and China fiercely compete for AI supremacy.

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Delhi is once again battling worsening air pollution as the onset of winter brings a familiar deterioration in air quality to India's capital. The city's air quality index (AQI) - which measures PM2.5, fine particulate matter that can clog lungs - has crossed 300, entering the very poor category and raising health concerns for millions of residents. Breathing such polluted air over prolonged periods can cause respiratory problems and worsen existing illnesses, with children and older people particularly vulnerable. Authorities have responded by invoking Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), introducing measures to curb dust, vehicle emissions and other sources of pollution. GRAP is a set of emergency measures that become progressively stricter as pollution levels rise.

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