Taiwan Indicts Nine In AI Server Case As China Showcases Humanoid Robots (Worthy News In

Taiwan prosecutors indicted nine people, including Nvidia and Super Micro employees, for illegally exporting AI servers to China, violating U.S. export controls. The scheme involved 130 servers, with 74 delivered to China and 56 intercepted by Taiwan customs. The defendants allegedly knew about the companies' export control procedures but acted for profit, according to prosecutors.

NVIDIA plans to raise prices for its AI servers by over 15% for shipments scheduled in 2027, citing higher memory chip costs and strong demand for AI computing systems. The increase may impact companies and data centers reliant on NVIDIA's processors for AI models, as the company holds a leading position in the market for advanced AI processing.

Nvidia shares fell 2.9% for a seventh consecutive session, marking its longest losing streak since 2022. The decline came amid reports of planned price increases for AI chip-equipped servers and ahead of its quarterly earnings release. Other semiconductor stocks, including Micron, also declined. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended lower, while the Dow Jones gained. Oil prices also fell.

Coinbase launched B20 tokenized stocks on its Base blockchain, allowing non-US users to trade tokenized versions of stocks like Apple and Nvidia 24/7. Chainlink provides price feeds for these tokens, enabling their use in DeFi applications. The tokens represent direct claims on underlying shares held by Alpaca. The total value of tokenized stocks has reached $2.48 billion, according to RWA.xyz.

Nvidia (NVDA) announced its Groq 3 LPX AI inference system, part of the $20B deal with Groq, is in production and will launch by late 2026. The system, with 256 LPUs, aims for 35x efficiency gains, complementing Nvidia's GPUs. Nvidia's Data Center revenue is expected to reach $92B in Q1.

Nvidia is reportedly raising prices for AI servers by over 15% for early 2027 shipments, affecting major customers like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle. The increase is due to rising memory costs, with demand outstripping supply. Nvidia's Q1 2027 revenue was $81.6B, up 85% YoY, with Data Center revenue at $75.2B, up 92%. Investors are watching if Nvidia can maintain pricing power or if customers will reduce spending.