{
  "id": 19764865,
  "title": "Malaysia probes Megaspeed subsidiary over possible AI chip diversion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/malaysia-probes-megaspeed-subsidiary-over-possible-ai-chip-diversion-19764865",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/13/malaysia-probes-megaspeed-subsidiary-over-possible-ai-chip-diversion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia is currently investigating a subsidiary of Megaspeed International, Speedmatrix, over potential diversion of high-performance AI chips to foreign nations, expanding the controversy surrounding US chipmaker Nvidia. This comes in the wake of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation amid allegations of an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese individual speculated to be a Chinese spy and former top executive at Megaspeed. Megaspeed is under scrutiny for allegedly facilitating the shipment of Nvidia AI chips to China, despite stringent US export regulations intended to curb AI technology development in Beijing.\n\nSpeedmatrix, a tenant at data centers in Malaysia, is permitted to import AI chips without a permit or license. However, since July last year, any entity seeking to export, re-export, tranship, or transit high-performance US AI chips from or through Malaysia must secure a permit. Providing false information to customs authorities about such items constitutes a serious offense, according to Malaysia's ministry statement.\n\nMiti, the entity representing Speedmatrix, is collaborating with Malaysian customs authorities to ascertain if any of the chips transported into Malaysia have subsequently been re-exported to other countries and whether these reexports were conducted in compliance with the law. The ministry reaffirmed that Speedmatrix has not been cleared of any wrongdoing. Miti is also working closely with authorities in Singapore and the US, and contemplating additional control measures as necessary.\n\nMoreover, Speedmatrix has never faced clearance for any misconduct. Miti is engaging closely with authorities in Singapore and the US, and contemplating further control measures if required. The Singaporean authorities have also launched an investigation into the matter, revealing that servers containing the chips were being exported from Singapore to Malaysia, and suspected of being delivered beyond Malaysia's borders, contrary to the declarations submitted in Singapore. The Nvidia scandal has precipitated a loss of nearly half a trillion dollars from the company's market capitalization, as it grapples with national security concerns and places the AI industry in uncharted territory. Singapore announced on Thursday that it had barred Alice Huang, a Chinese national, from re-entering the country in February due to inaccurate information provided to investigators about her role at Megaspeed, although she was not under investigation for espionage.",
  "summary": "Miti said it is working with the customs department to investigate whether imported chips were re-exported and if the shipments complied with the law.",
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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."
}