ByteDance Deploys NVIDIA Chips in Malaysia to Sidestep US B赯

ByteDance has devised a strategy to bypass U.S. export restrictions on NVIDIA chips by leasing them from a Southeast Asian firm, Aolani Cloud, operating in Malaysia. Instead of importing the chips, ByteDance accesses them legally by deploying approximately 36,000 B200 chips in a cluster setup. This infrastructure investment is estimated to exceed $2.5 billion, a significant step into AI development amidst escalating tech war tensions.