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Super Micro Co-Founder Charged in $2.5B AI Chip Smuggling to China

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DOJ charged Super Micro co-founder Charles Liang in a conspiracy to illegally divert AI semiconductors to China, valued at $2.5B — triggering a 25% stock collapse. Largest AI export-control enforcement action to date. Will accelerate supply chain scrutiny of AI hardware vendors and tighten GPU cluster access for non-US entities.

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