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title: "Chinese Startup Moonshot AI Used Restricted Nvidia B300 Chips for AI Training"
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published_at: "2026-11-10T05:53:22.000Z"
category: "Chips"
topics: ["nvidia","regulation"]
source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/chinese-startup-moonshot-ai-used-restricted-nvidia-b300-chips-for-ai-tra-382bb67a","https://x.com/business/status/2120023297345700078","https://x.com/edzitron/status/2120028792441934300","https://x.com/edzitron/status/2120026289650454891","https://huggingnews.com/ai/chinese-startup-moonshot-ai-used-restricted-nvidia-b300-chips-for-ai-tra-382bb67a","https://www.techmeme.com/261110/p2"]
summary: "The startup Moonshot AI acquired Nvidia B300 GPUs from Supermicro to train its models. This action bypassed US export controls limiting China's access to advanced American hardware. Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw was charged eight months prior for attempting to sell Nvidia GPUs to OBON."
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# Chinese Startup Moonshot AI Used Restricted Nvidia B300 Chips for AI Training

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**Published:** 2026-11-10T05:53:22.000Z
**Category:** Chips
**Topics:** nvidia, regulation

## Summary

The startup Moonshot AI acquired Nvidia B300 GPUs from Supermicro to train its models\. This action bypassed US export controls limiting China's access to advanced American hardware\. Supermicro co\-founder Wally Liaw was charged eight months prior for attempting to sell Nvidia GPUs to OBON\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/chinese-startup-moonshot-ai-used-restricted-nvidia-b300-chips-for-ai-tra-382bb67a>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/business/status/2120023297345700078>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/edzitron/status/2120028792441934300>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/edzitron/status/2120026289650454891>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/chinese-startup-moonshot-ai-used-restricted-nvidia-b300-chips-for-ai-tra-382bb67a>)
- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261110/p2>)

