EconomyCongress seeks tighter AI chip export rules after Nvidia spy scandal

After revelations about former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, lawmakers from both parties are backing tighter controls on AI chip exports and demanding testimony from Huang and other Nvidia leaders. A stalled bill is drawing renewed interest, while House Speaker Mike Johnson says support is growing for limits on chip exports to China.

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