**[NVIDIA Strictly Prevents AI Chips from Flowing In, Asian Buyer List Cut by More Than Half]** According to monitoring by Beating and as reported by the Financial Times citing informed sources, NVIDIA has established a new customer "whitelist" in Asia. Following a new round of reviews, the number of approved AI chip buyers in Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan has been reduced by more than half. NVIDIA conducts on-site inspections of data centers, verifies contracts, and interviews end users. The focus is on preventing chips from being resold to China via third countries. Those affected are mostly new cloud service providers specializing in AI computing power. Companies that fail the initial review can still reapply after making corrections. NVIDIA stated that compliance remains its top priority. The U.S. Department of Commerce has not responded. [Original Link]