groq

Not a financial report—it's a regulatory blade.

Reuters on 9/10, citing the New York Times:
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia and AI chip startup Groq over a “non-exclusive license.”
The focus is not on whether someone “bought the company,” but on whether the structure deliberately sidestepped antitrust filings.
Caixin Global also cross-reported the same story.

Don’t mix up the narrative.
The deal announced in December last year: media reports put it at about $17 billion (Reuters);
what was obtained was a technology license, along with bringing in a group of people including founder Jonathan Ross,
and the Groq entity itself still operates independently.
The DOJ has already issued official information requests.
A Nvidia spokesperson said: This is precisely the kind of example the U.S. system rewards—innovation that benefits consumers.
The report also mentioned: if it’s deemed problematic, it’s more likely to be fines, which doesn’t really look like a breakup of the deal.

Market review this round (U.S. Eastern 9/10 close):
NVDA ≈ 218.36, about −2.37% (prior close 223.67).
Binance (Beijing ~04:00): BTC ≈ 77182 / ETH ≈ 2463.

I think this is more like the first shot in testing whether “AI acquisition plays” can keep working using a license plus recruiting to dodge filings—
not something that’s already been ruled as an antitrust violation.
Next, watch for whether there are any formal charges, and the settlement figures.

Not investment advice.
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📰 A deal involving NVIDIA and Groq from last year is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The focus isn’t the chips themselves, but whether NVIDIA used a special deal structure to bypass antitrust review that should have been triggered.

🔥 At the time, Groq characterized it as a “non-exclusive licensing agreement”: NVIDIA received a license to use its custom AI chips, but did not directly acquire the company. Meanwhile, Groq CEO Jonathan Ross and COO Sunny Madra also joined NVIDIA.

To be honest, the technology was obtained, and the core management went over too—yet the company wasn’t formally purchased. This kind of arrangement is indeed very likely to prompt regulators to ask questions. Traditional M&A automatically goes into the review process; licensing the technology plus hiring the staff may help avoid that step.

💡 And this isn’t a one-off. Other AI companies have done similar deals: obtaining technology licenses from a target company, then hiring away key employees—without completing a direct acquisition. What the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating this time is whether this kind of approach harms market competition.

🤔 The information disclosed so far only says it is “under investigation,” and there’s been no finding of wrongdoing yet. Do you think technology licensing plus poaching the core team counts as normal cooperation, or is it already close to an acquisition without putting the names on it?

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💭 - Did you know that Groq, after a massive $20 billion deal with Nvidia, is raising $650 million for its 'Neocloud'? This isn't just a move; it's a whole revolution in AI infrastructure! Keep an eye on the new waves in the world of cloud AI 🌐

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