Chinese AI lab Moonshot turned to Europe for Nvidia Blackwell access amid U.S. China curbs, sources tell CNBC

Moonshot AI turned to European neocloud providers for leasing agreements to access Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chips after U.S. export controls limited their import into China, according to CNBC sources. The Chinese AI lab’s move highlights how American restrictions are pushing Chinese firms to secure scarce computing power outside the country. The arrangements involve leasing capacity from European cloud providers rather than buying hardware directly. It matters because access to Blackwell-class GPUs is increasingly decisive for training and running frontier AI models. Watch for further cross-border leasing deals and whether Washington tightens rules to cover overseas compute access.