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  "path": "/threads/supermicro-caught-selling-nv-chips-to-china-co-founder-boardmember-arrested.2634117/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T07:48:31.000Z",
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    "Politics and News",
    "Supermicro employees accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia hardware to China — perps used a hairdryer to move serial numbers between real hardware and thousands of dummy servers",
    "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tech-stocks-today-supermicro-stock-dives-after-us-charges-employees-with-smuggling-nvidia-chips-to-china-144220474.html",
    "Super Micro co-founder indicted on Nvidia smuggling charges leaves board"
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  "textContent": "some idiot in china made a video boasting about getting export banned nv chips/systems, video included supermicro boxes in background giving fbi a \"clue\". overinflated china ai stocks market in freefall until they can issue statements that supermicro sourcing wont affect them. supermicro stock down 33%\n\n\n###  \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSupermicro employees accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia hardware to China — perps used a hairdryer to move serial numbers between real hardware and thousands of dummy servers\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\nTrio of suspects could be in line for decades behind bars, fines, and asset forfeiture.\n\nwww.tomshardware.com\n\n\n\t\t\thttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tech-stocks-today-supermicro-stock-dives-after-us-charges-employees-with-smuggling-nvidia-chips-to-china-144220474.html\n\t\t\n\n###  \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSuper Micro co-founder indicted on Nvidia smuggling charges leaves board\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\nSuper Micro said Yih-Shyan \"Wally\" Liaw, a co-founder, has resigned from the server maker's board after he was indicted in the U.S.\n\nwww.cnbc.com\n\n\nedit: found some video of initial moron.\n\n\nthey(SM) went to the trouble of encrypted communications and the schmuck at the receiving undid the effort.",
  "title": "supermicro caught selling NV chips to china, co-founder boardmember  arrested"
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