French Regulators Raid Nvidia Offices Over Suspected Anti-Competitive Practices in GPU Market

French competition regulators raided offices of a business suspected of anticompetitive practices in graphics cards sector, targeting Nvidia.
Raids don't assume law breach, only investigation can establish if appropriate.
Suggests Nvidia's dominant AI chip role faces scrutiny as GPUs essential for AI systems.
Nvidia GPU shortage highlighted as demand surges and market cap hits $1T.
Comes after French competition agency report on cloud computing competition in June.
Rivals Intel and AMD play catch-up in AI chip market versus Nvidia's 80%+ share.
Nvidia's new H100 chips for servers fetch prices above family cars.

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