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NVIDIA fears that China will hinder the sale of H200 chips, so it is asking for advance payment without exchanges or returns

January 9, 2026 by usatoday24

The fact that NVIDIA can market H200 chips in China It’s going around a lot these days and it’s no wonder. And after the Government’s uncertainty about whether it ends up allowing them in the country or not, the company has imposed unusually strict payment conditions for customers who want to buy these chips in China. According to information According to Reuters, the company now requires full payment up front, with no cancellation, refund or configuration changes options once the order is placed. Why it matters. NVIDIA has billions at stake in China, the world’s largest semiconductor market. Chinese technology companies have placed orders for more than 2 million H200 chips valued at about $27,000 each, well above the company’s available inventory of 700,000 units, according to account the middle. But the regulatory situation is a powder keg: the United States has just authorized the sale with a 25% tariff, while China has not yet confirmed whether it will allow imports. Regulation. The Biden administration had banned the export of chips advanced AI to China, but Donald Trump reversed that policy last month allowing H200 sales with the aforementioned 25% tariff that goes directly to the US government. However, China has not yet given the official approval. According to BloombergBeijing plans to approve some imports this quarter, but only for select commercial uses. The military, sensitive government agencies, critical infrastructure and state-owned companies would be left out for security reasons. Protection. The payment terms transfer all of NVIDIA’s financial risk to its customers, who must commit capital without certainty that Beijing will approve the imports or that they will be able to deploy the technology as planned. According to account The average, although NVIDIA has always required advance payments from Chinese customers, deposits were sometimes allowed in lieu of full payment. Now the company is especially strict due to the lack of regulatory clarity. A recent scar. NVIDIA has reason to be cautious. Last year it had to write down $5.5 billion in inventory after the Trump administration abruptly banned the sale of the H20 chip to Chinathe most powerful product that it could then offer there. Although the United States has reversed that decision, China has since banned H20 shipments. This experience explains why the company prefers to ensure collection before any unforeseen regulatory event. Overwhelming demand. Chinese tech giants like ByteDance and Alibaba see the H200 as a significant improvement. This chip, currently NVIDIA’s second most powerful, offers approximately six times the performance of the now locked H20. According to Bloombergboth Alibaba and ByteDance have privately communicated to NVIDIA their interest in ordering more than 200,000 units each. Delivery times. NVIDIA plans to fill initial orders with existing stock, with the first batch of H200 chips expected to arrive before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, according to account Reuters. The company has also approached TSMC to increase H200 production to meet demand in China, with additional manufacturing planned for the second quarter of 2026. The local competition. Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s Chinese rivals are gaining ground. And just as inform Bloomberg, local manufacturers such as Huawei have developed AI processors, including the Ascend 910Calthough its performance still lags behind the H200 for large-scale training of advanced models. On the other hand, Cambricon Technologies It also plans to significantly increase its production of AI chips in 2026, thus expanding its market share and filling the gap left by NVIDIA. What’s coming now. In the coming days it will be known if China makes a final decision on H200 imports. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, declared at CES this week that customer demand for H200 chips is “quite high” and that the company has “activated its supply chain” to increase production. Huang also noted that he doesn’t expect the Chinese government to make a formal statement about approval, but rather that “if purchase orders come in, it’s because they can make them.” Cover image | NVIDIA and Arthur Wang In Xataka | There is a new player in the race for the autonomous car and it is one that should worry Tesla a lot: NVIDIA

Radiohead has invented a system to hinder entrances. At the expense of buying them is as uncomfortable as ever

September 12, 2025 by usatoday24

Today the tickets of the Radiohead concerts In Madrid: on November 4 to 8 they will perform at the Movistar Arena, on their return to the stage after an absence of seven years. It is an event: the British group will only play in five European cities, adding a total of 20 concerts. But if these shows are attracted for something for something, apart from the desired of their return, it is because of their way of raising the events, distancing themselves from the customs that the live presentations of the first -line artists have plague for a few years. No resale. The first of these novelties is that the ads are for two months. No summer of 2026, they quote us by November 2025, in what is the first of the challenges to the rhythms of the industry it raises Radiohead. The second is a system that tries to prevent mass purchase to resale with inflated pricesthat Companies such as Ticketmaster allow with their mass purchase system. To do this, the group has implemented a previous registration system with identity verification, where those interested in the entries must fill in a form with their data. The system also asks which city can attend, suggesting that they will have more chances of obtaining code who choose the city closest to its residence. The limitations. And here the complications begin (beyond that, as Eldiario.es saidoften the user city automatic detection system does not work). After registration, users received a code by mail, indispensable to access the purchase, and limited to a city already up to four tickets per night. Radiohead reserves the right to cancel multiple purchases for different nights. Obtaining the code does not ensure the entrance to the concert, only access today to official sale. The problems. And here a certain chaos has begun, which is precisely what Radiohead wanted to avoid with the system. Output, the group advised the use of different devices so as not to be detected as bots, and the fact that each city managed the sale with a different platform (Ticketmaster, Axs, CTS Eventim, and in Spain inputs.com) already promised some disruptions when the moment of truth came. The complaints began before today: many potential spectators had not received their ticket for mail, since in many cases they were raffled. Other disruptions. A rapid survey of the general sensation In social networks It allows us to detect a few common complaints. For a start, Tickets.com has fallen into some areas For a good part of the morning, with what that implies when losing positions in the tail. On the other hand, the platform uses its waiting room system, which had not previously been explained to buyers, in the same way that the code had to be introduced into a generic window of “discount code”. That is, a specific platform for the peculiar sales system has not been created, and that has generated certain problems when trying to adapt it to an already created platform. Objective completed. In general, spectators have complained about the usability and accessibility of the process, with continuous queues and waiting, expulsions of buyers from the system and other experiences that will bring Vietnam memories to whom they have tried to buy tickets For some recent massive concert through Ticketmaster. But the primary intention of Radiohead (and more knowing how expected these concerts) was to put a brake or, at least, impediments to the resale. Buying Radiohead tickets has been, apparently, as uncomfortable as ever, no matter how much the resellers (which will be: as simple as putting according to different partners buying four tickets each with different identities) have been partially stopped. In the end, how to treat its fans with dignity remains the eternal subject pending of all the large groups, indies or not. Header | Nicolas Lœuillet in Flickr In Xataka | The problem of concerts in Spain is not the lack of public, it is the distribution of money. And Wegow is the best example

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