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Aug
The chipmaker is in the Department of Justice's crosshairs amid a years-long antitrust sweep. On Thursday, Politico reported that the agency is investigating Nvidia's acquisition of an Israeli AI startup called Run:ai. Nvidia bought the company for a reported $700 million in April.Run:ai, which has collaborated with Nvidia since 2020, allows AI developers to use only a fraction of the graphic processing units otherwise needed. Using fewer chips solved two problems: It makes buying GPUs cheaper, and reduces the need for chips at a time when demand is so high, there are global shortages.US regulators are also investigating Nvidia in…