Bloomberg Was Onto Megaspeed’s Game a Year Ago
Mackenzie Hawkins, Andy Lin, and Kari Soo Lindberg, reporting for Bloomberg last year on December 22 ( Archive.today link ): In an industry run by titans, a Singapore AI firm called Megaspeed International Pte. is drawing an unusual amount of attention. In less than three years, the once-obscure spinoff of a Chinese gaming enterprise has evolved into the single largest Southeast Asian buyer of…
In December of last year, Bloomberg reported on the rapid rise of Megaspeed International Pte., a Singapore-based AI firm that has become the largest buyer of Nvidia chips in Southeast Asia. Once a mere afterthought stemming from a Chinese gaming enterprise, Megaspeed has managed to ascend the ranks in the fiercely competitive world of AI cloud computing over just three short years.
Now, Megaspeed has become a focal point of Washington's longstanding concerns surrounding semiconductor smuggling into China, a worry that has only grown more intense amid the heightened national security scrutiny. Despite Nvidia's repeated reassurances that there is no illicit diversion of chips, Megaspeed has become a central point of contention for those concerned about the potential fallout.
To further probe the situation, Nvidia has conducted regular spot-checks of data centers around the globe, including Megaspeed's facilities. In mid-November, a Bloomberg spokesperson reported that Nvidia's visits served to confirm that the GPUs were indeed accounted for. However, the inspections were notably thorough, with CEO Jensen Huang personally verifying the integrity of the shipments.
After these in-depth investigations, it is clear that Megaspeed's rapid ascent is not marred by any suspicious activity.
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