Group 1 - Nvidia is testing software that can track the location of its AI chips amid rising reports of smuggling into China [1] - The location verification technology will first be available for Blackwell chips and is optional for customers [2] - Nvidia has not found evidence of smuggling or "phantom datacenters" related to its chips [3] Group 2 - The news follows Nvidia receiving approval from the U.S. Government to sell H200 AI chips to approved customers in China, but this does not include Blackwell chips [4]

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