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Superintelligence·5h agoTencent Contracts Offshore Oracle Data Center Chips to Circumvent Export Bans
Tencent signed a reported seven billion dollar lease for compute power housed in Oracle data centers located in Southeast Asia. The offshore cloud arrangement provides legal access to advanced American processors that US export laws prohibit selling directly to Chinese buyers.
Superintelligence·5h agoFederal Prosecutors Charge California Hardware Dealer Over Alleged Server Smuggling
A California hardware vendor faces federal charges for allegedly shipping more than 300 million dollars in restricted GPU servers to China without required export permits. Prosecutors claim the hardware was routed through third-party logistics firms in Malaysia and Singapore before reaching Chinese buyers.
