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Nvidia said there are no backdoors or kill switches in its chips, denying an accusation from the Chinese government. The company also urged policymakers to reject proposals for backdoors and kill switches. “There are no back doors in NVIDIA chips. No kill switches. No spyware. That’s not how trustworthy systems are built—and never will be,” Nvidia Chief Security Officer David …

Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides of the Pacific, with some US lawmakers pushing Nvidia to grant the government backdoors to AI chips, while Chinese officials have alleged that they already exist. “To mitigate the risk …

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The CAC did not specify which experts had found a back door in Nvidia’s products or whether any tests in China had uncovered the same results. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lawmakers in Washington have expressed concern about chip smuggling and introduced a bill that would require chipmakers such as Nvidia to embed location tracking …

China summons Nvidia over backdoor security concerns with AI chips  The Washington Post China Summons Nvidia Over ‘Backdoor Security’ Risks of A.I. Chips  The New York Times China flags concerns over potential security risks in Nvidia’s H20 chips  Reuters China Summons Nvidia Over H20 Chip Security Days After US Talks  Yahoo Finance Nvidia’s China-bound H20 AI chips face Beijing scrutiny over ‘tracking’ and security …

China Summons Nvidia Over ‘Backdoor Security’ Risks of A.I. Chips  The New York Times China Summons Nvidia Over H20 Chip Security Days After US Talks  Yahoo Finance Nvidia’s China-bound H20 AI chips face Beijing scrutiny over ‘tracking’ and security concerns  CNBC Nvidia got U.S. greenlight to sell its H20 chips in China — but now China is worried about security  MarketWatch China flags concerns …

China’s cyberspace regulator has summoned Nvidia to explain whether its H20 chips have any “back-door safety” risks, casting a shadow over the US chip giant’s local operations. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the agency responsible for cybersecurity, said in a statement on Thursday that it had summoned and interviewed Nvidia regarding the risks associated with the potential tracking and …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday likened the Trump accounts created by Republicans’ massive new domestic policy law to “a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” Democrats are already launching political attacks. Bessent was discussing the Trump accounts at a Breitbart policy panel. The federal government will contribute $1,000 into these new tax-deferred investment accounts for US …

Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor way to privatize Social Security’  Politico Trump’s treasury secretary says he sees ‘a backdoor for privatizing Social Security’  MSNBC News Trump Baby Accounts Could Create Generation of Millionaire Retirees  Newsweek Bessent says child savings accounts in Trump law are ‘a back door for privatizing Social Security’  AP News Trump accounts are a ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security,’ …