Ana Swanson

@AnaSwanson

I write about trade and international economics for the New York Times, formerly WaPo. 'A special kind of nerd'

Washington, D.C. Joined November 2008

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New: The Commerce Dept investigation into Megaspeed, the firm led by the Chinese spy who had a relationship with Jensen Huang, was suddenly suspended last year after an interaction between Nvidia and a top Commerce Department official. nytimes.com/2026/11/09/bus…

www.nytimes.com Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention (Gift Article) An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce...

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Commerce approved a company called New Matrix this year to assemble Nvidia's H200 chips into AI servers. But when the Times visited the site of its listed office, it was mysteriously vacant. People there had no records of this company.

Ana Swanson @AnaSwanson 2d

New: Trump administration cleared Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese firms with empty offices and military ties nytimes.com/2026/11/07/bus…
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New: Trump administration cleared Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese firms with empty offices and military ties nytimes.com/2026/11/07/bus…

www.nytimes.com U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties (Gift Article) The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia’s H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security.

Ana Swanson @AnaSwanson Oct 30

President Trump Was Briefed on a Chinese Spy Plot. He Took No Action. nytimes.com/video/admin/10… via @NYTimes

www.nytimes.com Video: President Trump Was Briefed on a Chinese Spy Plot. He Took No Action. Our trade and international economics reporter, Ana Swanson, unravels how a tech executive in Singapore aided in steering banned Nvidia advanced A.I. chips to China and provided information to the...

Ana Swanson @AnaSwanson Oct 9

I was honored to be part of two teams that received Loeb awards for breaking news and investigative journalism last night, along with many, many of my talented colleagues. It was fun to celebrate some remarkable reporting after so much hard work!

Gerald Loeb Awards @LoebAwards Oct 8

Fresh off the first win of the night, Ana Swanson reflects on breaking @nytimes' story about Liberation Day, which was "consequential for the world, American consumers and businesses." #LoebAwards

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