US gov't allows Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase Nvidia H200 AI chips — firm joins Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance in access to Hopper tech

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **US gov't allows Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase Nvidia H200 AI chips — firm joins Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance in access to Hopper tech** (toms_hardware) - [Read more](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/us-govt-allows-chinese-telecom-giant-zte-to-purchase-nvidia-h200-ai-chips-firm-joins-alibaba-tencent-and-bytedance-in-access-to-hopper-tech) - **TSMC Earnings Preview: Can It Rescue the AI Chip Trade? - Moomoo** (google_ai_chip) - [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNcGV3UEN3dUE1TGxGUkJFYXl4S1JZMXBtQUd0Q19lblhMSXhocVA4MmMzSjlFNXU1M2V6MmEyZlY5OG9VTnBlTzhYUWk0Sy00V1pkRnIwNkt0dWJORzJLb3ZBOXR0NlN4T1N0dkh1U2RrbnlXZExiRzZ3NHYxdG5kVUhWdXY0c1JkRnV6S3ZwUS1paDlLNkNOS2l0bDJDM05kd1dUZWFqYlNjZUE?oc=5) - **Nvidia slashes list of authorized customers in Asia in a bid to reduce AI chip smuggling, report claims — company sent field inspectors, called customers to check if business is genuine after pressure from Washington** (toms_hardware) - [Read more](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/nvidia-slashes-list-of-authorized-customers-in-asia-in-a-bid-to-reduce-ai-chip-smuggling-report-claims-company-sent-field-inspectors-called-customers-to-check-if-business-is-genuine-after-pressure-from-washington) - **How TSMC Dominates AI Chip-Making as Q2 Revenue Rises 36% - AI Magazine** (google_ai_chip) - [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQVDRmMEZUVlNfcWNrNWpTN3RPZzJDVjM1cHNOeHh2Tzl1akg0bjZqVmVYczNXeUVHd0haMlZBbVFzM2NIV0RyUnhkS0dOaDJadDh1TkpabmZFdk5zYTBKM0pGMHk1RTJmNTUtQVVscmlERGdEbVdBUnNqMW02YldRS3g0MVJhVXpTNGEteQ?oc=5) - **U.S. Officials Reportedly Confirm First NVIDIA H200 AI GPU Shipments To China Two Months After Trump-Xi Meeting** (wccftech) - [Read more](https://wccftech.com/u-s-officials-confirm-first-nvidia-h200-ai-gpu-shipments-to-china/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*