Ukraine found an uncontrolled Nvidia AI chip inside a Russian cruise missile
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Ukraine discovered an Nvidia Jetson Orin NX module in a downed Russian cruise missile, exposing a regulatory gap as consumer-grade edge AI hardware remains uncovered by export controls.
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