(Reuters) -The Trump administration is weighing penalties that would block China’s DeepSeek from buying U.S. technology and debating barring Americans’ access to its services, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The Trump administration this week moved to restrict Nvidia’s sale of artificial intelligence chips to China.
The House Select Committee, which focuses on national security threats from China, opened an investigation into Nvidia’s sale of chips across Asia, the report said.
It is trying to assess whether the U.S. chipmaker knowingly provided DeepSeek with critical technology to develop AI, potentially in violation of U.S. rules, the NYT report added.
Nvidia warned on Tuesday of a $5.5 billion hit after Washington restricted exports of its AI processor tailored for China.
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Priyanka.G in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
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