NVIDIA INTERVENTION PRECEDED HALT OF US CHIP SMUGGLING PROBE A US Commerce Department investigation into suspected Nvidia (NVDA ) chip smuggling to China was halted and transferred to the Justice Department after Nvidia's legal team contacted investigators, according to The New York Times. Nvidia's general counsel reportedly cited authorization from a senior Commerce official, raising concerns among investigators about potential interference. The case involves Megaspeed, whose former executive has been accused by US officials of links to Chinese intelligence.(彭博社)