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Corporate conduct Recall

NVIDIA recalls European plug heads due to electric shock hazard

NVIDIA recalled European plug heads sold with power adaptors because of an electric shock hazard.

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cpsc.gov

NVIDIA Recalls European Plug Heads Sold with Power Adaptors Due to Electric Shock Hazard

NVIDIA Recalls European Plug Heads Sold with Power Adaptors Due to Electric Shock Hazard

Corporate conduct Allegation

Nvidia is accused of punishing customers with shipment delays

Nvidia is accused of punishing customers with shipment delays, with former AMD VP labeling it a "GPU cartel".

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techspot.com
Nvidia is allegedly punishing customers with shipment delays, former AMD VP labels it a "GPU cartel" | TechSpot

Corporate conduct Allegation

Nvidia is accused of violating anti-monopoly laws

Nvidia is accused of violating anti-monopoly laws during a trade standoff with the United States.

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finance.yahoo.com
A sign to a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Rivals have accused Wall Street darling Nvidia of abusing its market dominance in selling chips that power artificial intelligence — and the U.S. Justice Department is now investigating these complaints, technology news site The Information reported.
finance.yahoo.com
NVIDIA faces increased antitrust scrutiny, including an ongoing antitrust investigation in China.
fortune.com
U.S. government is investigating Nvidia for anticompetitive practices: Report | Fortune
Rivals have accused Wall Street darling Nvidia of abusing its market dominance in selling chips that power artificial intelligence — and the U.S. Justice Department is now investigating these complaints, technology news site The Information reported.
fortune.com
The potential use of exclusionary rebates is likely another reason the DOJ could be investigating Nvidia for antitrust violations.
axios.com
DOJ investigates Nvidia's deal with Groq
The Justice Department is investigating Nvidia's $20 billion non-exclusive" licensing agreement with Groq to determine if it "tried to skirt antitrust scrutiny," according to the NY Times.
cnn.com
China significantly escalated its trade standoff with the United States Monday, saying that tech giant Nvidia, the most valuable company on the US stock market and a key provider of artificial-intelligence chips, had violated anti-monopoly laws.
inc.com
As well as being a trillion-dollar, planet-dominating force in the AI chip market under a charismatic leader, semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia may also be flexing its giant business muscles in ways that abuse its competition or customers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
warren.senate.gov
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) opened a new investigation into NVIDIA and pressed its CEO, Jensen Huang, on whether the company’s new deal with Groq, an AI chip startup and competitor, is an attempt to skirt antitrust laws.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

Nvidia violates regulator's conditional approval terms

Nvidia violated the terms of the regulator's conditional approval for its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, according to China's State Administration for Market Regulation.

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cnn.com
Nvidia was found to have violated the terms of the regulator’s conditional approval of its acquisition of Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement, without providing further details.

Corporate conduct Recall

NVIDIA recalls tablet computers due to fire hazard

NVIDIA recalled tablet computers due to a documented fire hazard.

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NVIDIA Recalls Tablet Computers Due to Fire Hazard

NVIDIA Recalls Tablet Computers Due to Fire Hazard

Corporate conduct Allegation

NVIDIA is accused of issuing false disclosures

NVIDIA is accused of issuing false disclosures misrepresenting it had not trained AI with copyrighted and biometric data.

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Nvidia is sued by authors over AI use of copyrighted works
courthousenews.com
In a similar vein, the statements in the Proxy contained material omissions because the Proxy failed to disclose the material fact that NVIDIA had trained its AI using vast amounts of data for which it had not obtained the necessary licenses or permissions, and thus that the Company was at material risk of lawsuits from copyright holders These statements and omissions were made at a time when all Defendants knew or should have known that other AI developers had been sued by copyright holders for using datasets that included unlicensed materials, and that the datasets used by NVIDIA were not subjected to “principles [that] reflect our core values and our Code of Conduct,” and that Defendants did not “endeavor to deliver trustworthy AI models that comply with privacy and data protection laws [or] perform safely and as intended.” At best, the Director Defendants acted recklessly in making representations regarding NVIDIA’s practices given the copyright claims associated with The Pile, Books3, Anna’s Archive, RedPajama, LibGen, SciHub, Z-Library, and Panda- 70M, datasets comprised of YouTube videos, and human speech recordings.
The Director Defendants knowingly approved and/or permitted a business model to train NVIDIA’s AI products on a dataset that included copyrighted materials, YouTube videos, commercial voice models, and knew of the falsity of the misleading statements in SEC filings at the time they were made.
As explained above, the Individual Defendants caused NVIDIA to issue numerous false and misleading disclosures during the Relevant Period, misrepresenting that NVIDIA had not trained its AI with any copyrighted material and biometric information and concealing the extent to which NVIDIA had improperly used the copyrights and biometric information of other persons and companies.

AI & automation Confirmed

Jensen Huang demands AI automation wherever possible

CEO Jensen Huang demanded automation wherever AI can be applied after Nvidia's record earnings.

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qz.com
After Nvidia $NVDA’s recent record earnings, an internal all-hands meeting — part pep-talk and part culture intervention — reportedly turned sharp when CEO Jensen Huang responded to an employee question about managers telling people to use AI less by demanding automation anywhere the technology can reach.

Corporate conduct Official statement

NVIDIA licensed the technology of the chip interconnect startup Enfabrica

The Groq agreement is not NVIDIA’s first reverse acquihire: in September 2025, NVIDIA licensed the technology of the chip interconnect startup Enfabrica, which provides integrated systems to more efficiently connect large quantities of AI chips together.

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warren.senate.gov
The Groq agreement is not NVIDIA’s first reverse acquihire: in September 2025, NVIDIA licensed the technology of the chip interconnect startup Enfabrica, which provides integrated systems to more efficiently connect large quantities of AI chips together.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

Nvidia stated that the $100 billion investment figure was 'never a commitment'

Five months later, no deal has closed, Nvidia’s CEO now says the $100 billion figure was “never a commitment,” and Reuters reports that OpenAI has been quietly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips since last year.

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arstechnica.com
Five months later, no deal has closed, Nvidia’s CEO now says the $100 billion figure was “never a commitment,” and Reuters reports that OpenAI has been quietly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips since last year.
fortune.com
Pledge to invest $100 billion in OpenAI was ‘never a commitment,’ says Nvidia's Huang | Fortune
cnbc.com
Nvidia's stock fell in early trading Monday after reports emerged that the chipmaker's plans to invest $100 billion into OpenAI were stalled.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

NVIDIA Corporation — Arm

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY | FILED 12/21/2021 | Document No. 603500 | PAGE Page 1 of 49 * PUBLIC *; PUBLIC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES In the Matter of NVIDIA Corporation, a corporation SoftBank Group Corp., a corporation, and Arm Ltd., a corporation.

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ftc.gov
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY | FILED 12/21/2021 | Document No. 603500 | PAGE Page 1 of 49 * PUBLIC *; PUBLIC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES In the Matter of NVIDIA Corporation, a corporation SoftBank Group Corp., a corporation, and Arm Ltd., a corporation.