Chinese tech giants defy Beijing, seek Nvidia AI chips; potential B30A model sparks interest despite double cost

Chinese firms still want Nvidia chips despite government pressure not to buy, sources say

SummaryCompaniesAlibaba, ByteDance and Tencent still keen on Nvidia chips, sources sayPotential B30A chip may cost double the H20 and seen as a good deal by Chinese firms, sources sayChinese government wants local firms to wean off U.S. chip techSept 4 (Reuters) - Alibaba (9988.HK), opens new tab, ByteDance and other Chinese tech firms remain keen on Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab artificial intelligence chips despite regulators in Beijing strongly discouraging them from such purchases, four p...