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Beijing bans tech firms from buying made-for-China Nvidia chips

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What happened: On September 17, the FT reported that China's cyberspace authority (CAC) has banned Chinese tech companies from purchasing Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D chips. According to the FT's sources:

"Several companies had indicated they would order tens of thousands of the RTX Pro 6000D, and had st...