Behind-the-scenes Nvidia China drama 🧵 Nvidia was being blocked from selling its high-end AI chips to China because of U.S. export rules — and that was costing the company billions in missed revenue. According to Senator Chris Murphy, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang didn’t just lobby — the company reportedly sent money to projects tied to former President Trump that critics call “vanity projects,” and suddenly policy softened. Murphy says this tradeoff may have national security consequences, because selling powerful AI chips to China could help them catch up in tech. The White House and Nvidia haven’t publicly responded yet, but the whole thing has raised questions about how political influence and tech policy mix — and how much that costs U.S. leadership in AI. #Nvidia #TechPolitics #China #AI #StockNews