Nvidia asks cloud providers to cut compute services for China-based firms
11/03/2026 — 11/03, 21:20·3 sources (all)·3 reports (all)
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- Nvidia has reportedly told data center and cloud compute customers to sell at least 51% of their services to non-China companies, in an effo…
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On November 3, 2026 at 14:00, Techmeme reported, citing Financial Times sources, that Nvidia had verbally told its data center and cloud compute customers to sell at least 51% of their services to non-Chinese companies in order to reduce exposure to Chinese customers. According to the report, which cited people familiar with the matter, the request was conveyed verbally and was seen as a further tightening of China's access to AI chips.
Later that same day at 20:22, The Decoder published a related report stating that Nvidia had told some cloud customers to take on less business from Chinese companies. However, The Decoder's article did not identify which customers were involved, nor did it specify the scope of the request or how it would be enforced. No further public developments have been reported since, and the matter remains at the reporting stage as of the latest available coverage.
Separately, DEV Community · AI published an article at 17:59 on November 3, 2026 about Vedar, a Kamchatka travel portal, and its AI agent design practices. This piece is unrelated to the Nvidia story.
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Latest turnNvidia has told some of its cloud customers to take on less business from Chinese companies, according to The Decoder. The report did not say which customers are affected or how the restriction is being carried out.
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Nvidia has told some of its cloud customers to take on less business from Chinese companies, according to The Decoder. The report did not say which customers are affected or how the restriction is being carried out.
The DecoderAI score 56Russian travel portal Vedar explains the core design of its AI agent, which strictly forbids LLMs from inventing prices, dates, or availability. The portal requires human confirmation for all bookings, integrates emergency and volcano alerts, and opens its platform to third-party AI agents via MCP and A2A.
DEV Community · AIAI score 62Nvidia has verbally told its data center and cloud compute customers to sell at least 51% of their services to non-Chinese companies, according to the Financial Times, citing sources. The move is seen as further tightening China's access to AI chips, and the requirement was conveyed orally rather than through a public announcement.
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