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DOJ reportedly investigating whether Nvidia skirted antitrust scrutiny of its 2025 Groq licensing deal
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The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether Nvidia attempted to sidestep antitrust scrutiny of its 2025 deal with Groq, which Groq described as a "nonexclusive licensing agreement."
A DOJ probe into how Nvidia structured its Groq deal could reshape the competitive landscape for AI inference hardware and licensing. If the investigation finds the deal was designed to evade review, it may force changes to the agreement or broader scrutiny of Nvidia's partnership strategy. The story is currently carried by a single feed sourcing the New York Times, so corroboration is limited.
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The DOJ is reportedly examining whether Nvidia structured its 2025 Groq deal to avoid antitrust review.
Groq characterized the arrangement as a "nonexclusive licensing agreement."
Only one feed carried this story, sourced to the New York Times, so independent corroboration is not yet available.
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