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Sources: ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordered 3M+ of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs worth $35B+, in a rush to secure less powerful, export-compliant chips (Reuters)

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### Briefing Nvidia has seen a surge in demand for its new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs, with major tech companies like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordering 3 million units worth $35 billion. government's ban on exporting Nvidia's less powerful RTX 3000 series GPUs, which are now considered too powerful for export.

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  • ### Briefing Nvidia has seen a surge in demand for its new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs, with major…: ### Briefing Nvidia has seen a surge in demand for its new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs, with major tech companies like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordering 3 million units worth $35 billion.
  • government's ban on exporting Nvidia's less powerful RTX 3000 series GPUs, which are now…: government's ban on exporting Nvidia's less powerful RTX 3000 series GPUs, which are now considered too powerful for export.

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