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Smugglers reportedly pair $4,000 AI memory with cheap server chips before stripping them apart in China.

The report points to gaps in enforcement of export controls on AI memory and server chips, and could prompt tighter controls on sales of those components.
Trade pressSlicast · November 3, 2026 at 13:41 UTC · US · Source: International Business Times UK
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