Technology 7 January 2026

Chinese authorities have told some tech firms to stop placing new orders for Nvidia’s H200 artificial-intelligence chips this week, the Information reported, as Beijing weighs whether to let the processors into the country. The move appears aimed at stopping companies from rushing to stockpile U.S. chips before officials settle on rules, and could be followed by a push to buy domestic AI processors instead, the report said. “China is committed to basing its national development on its own strengths,” Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, said. Reuters