Moonshot AI reportedly seeks 8,000+ Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in Europe

Moonshot AI is reportedly negotiating to rent more than 8,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs from European neocloud data centers, mainly for inference and some training, according to CNBC's account of unnamed sources. The arrangement would use remote access to work around U.S. export controls that bar Blackwell imports into China; the report says Moonshot may have to pay a 30%–50% higher prepayment than non-Chinese buyers. The White House said in July that the company had obtained Blackwell chips through a Thailand facility. The reported plan has not been confirmed by the companies involved.