[U.S. Department of Justice Investigates NVIDIA and Groq Deal to Assess Potential Antitrust Evasion] The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether NVIDIA attempted to evade antitrust scrutiny in order to finalize a deal signed with Groq last year. Groq described the deal as a non-exclusive licensing agreement, allowing NVIDIA to use Groq's custom chips, while Groq's CEO Jonathan Ross and COO Sunny Madra joined NVIDIA. (Source: Jin10)