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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says there is no indication so far that AI chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, and no formal request has come from the US or Singapore.

Earlier on Friday (Nov 13), MITI says it never cleared Megaspeed or its unit Speedmatrix, and is working with Customs to check whether any chips were re-exported in breach of the law, amid allegations that the firm may have been used to circumvent US export controls.

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00:01Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says there is no indication that AI chips linked to the NVIDIA Megaspeed issue
00:08were exported from Malaysia.
00:10The case centres on Megaspeed, a Singapore-based cloud computing firm and its subsidiaries, including Malaysia's Speed Matrix,
00:19reportedly under US investigation over alleged diversion of NVIDIA AI chips.
00:24This follows reports that former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive.
00:33Reuters reports she is suspected by US authorities of spying for China
00:38and that there are allegations Megaspeed may have been used to circumvent US export controls.
00:44Can you comment on Megaspeed issue? Is there any evidence that the chips have been exported from Malaysia?
00:51Right now, I mean, there was a report by the Miti Minister this morning.
00:57We will cooperate with all the agencies involved. There has not been any indication to that.
01:05And then, Nek Tato Sri, another thing. Is there any formal request from Singapore or any US regarding the issue?
01:12Right now, we have not received any such request.
01:15But we will, of course, collaborate. Ours is a trading nation. We welcome investment.
01:20We want to make sure the rules are being followed.
01:23In a statement earlier on Friday, Miti said it has never cleared Megaspeed International or Speed Matrix.
01:32It said any verification visits at their local facilities were part of its regular monitoring of the data centre sector.
01:39Speed Matrix, a data centre tenant, brought its own servers and AI chips into Malaysia.
01:47Miti is working with the customs department to determine whether any of those chips were re-exported to other countries
01:53and whether that was done in accordance with the law.
01:56The ministry said it is also working closely with authorities in Singapore and the US
02:02and is considering further measures to strengthen controls where necessary.
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