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Nov 12, 2026
Nvidia Contact Was Followed by a Sudden Halt to the Megaspeed Probe
The Commerce Department’s abrupt pause in its Megaspeed probe came after contact from Nvidia, while the case’s transfer to Justice leaves questions about the investigation’s direction. The available reporting describes the sequence but does not establish why officials changed course.
The Commerce Department halted its months-long investigation into Singapore-based Megaspeed after Nvidia’s general counsel emailed officials to ask about the probe, according to a roundup citing The New York Times. The case was then abruptly transferred to the Justice Department.1
A separate report’s headline said the department delayed Megaspeed’s inclusion on a U.S. trade blacklist, placing the pause in the context of a potential trade restriction.2 The provided reporting does not explain whether the delay and the probe’s transfer were formally linked, or what prompted the handoff.
The sequence is the central point: first, Nvidia’s general counsel contacted Commerce about an investigation that had been running for months; next, Commerce stopped the probe; then the case moved to Justice. The reporting establishes that order, but does not say the contact caused the decision or describe Nvidia’s position beyond the inquiry.
For now, the shift between agencies leaves the status and direction of the Megaspeed case unclear. The available accounts offer no further explanation from Commerce, Justice or Nvidia for the halt or transfer.