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  "id": 19632225,
  "title": "Malaysia moves to tighten data centre controls amid scrutiny over Nvidia chip exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/malaysia-moves-to-tighten-data-centre-controls-amid-scrutiny-over",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T09:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/129471/malaysia-moves-to-tighten-data-centre-controls-amid-scrutiny-over-nvidia-chip-exports"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Malaysian government is considering new legislation to monitor data centre operators and track high-performance AI chips entering the country in response to growing scrutiny over possible attempts to circumvent US export restrictions on advanced semiconductors. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the proposed framework would require companies planning to establish data centres to declare their operators, facility locations, and the number of GPUs they intend to import. The government aims to ensure that advanced chips subject to US export controls are used for legitimate domestic operations and not channelled to restricted markets through Malaysia.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/how-china-gets-around-the-u-s-ban-on-nvidia-chips",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:48:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite U.S. blacklist, records show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/military-linked-chinese-university-bought-nvidia-h200-chips-despite-u",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "How Megaspeed built a network in Singapore and Malaysia to move $7.5 billion of Nvidia chips to Chinese companies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/how-megaspeed-built-a-network-in-singapore-and-malaysia-to-move-7-5",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:48:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist, records show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/military-linked-chinese-university-bought-nvidia-h200-chips-despite",
        "published": "2026-11-12T04:22:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "Nvidia puts Singapore chip hub in the spotlight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-pone-al-centro-de-chips-de-singapur-en-el-punto-de-mira",
        "published": "2026-11-12T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Chinese university bought advanced Nvidia chips despite US curbs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/chinese-university-bought-advanced-nvidia-chips-despite-us-curbs",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:44:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Chinese university bought advanced Nvidia chips despite US curbs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/chinese-university-bought-advanced-nvidia-chips-despite-us-curbs-19618901",
        "published": "2026-11-12T07:34:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}