Nvidia customer Megaspeed draws fresh scrutiny in Singapore
Singapore-based cloud firm Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer, faces renewed scrutiny on November 10 as US authorities look into links involving Nvidia's chief executive. US inflation data is due later the same day.
- 01Megaspeed, a Singapore cloud firm, describes itself as an Nvidia Cloud Partner in Asia-Pacific
- 02The company was incorporated in 2015 as 7Road International and renamed in March 2023
- 03Two Singapore citizens are listed as officers of both entities in business filings
- 04US October CPI is due at 13:30 UTC, with a 3.9% annual estimate against 3.7% previously
Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed faces renewed scrutiny on November 10, as the United States looks into links involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Megaspeed is a customer of Nvidia.
What happened
Business filings show Megaspeed was incorporated in 2015 as 7Road International. It changed its name to Megaspeed International in March 2023. Two Singapore citizens, named Tan and Ng in the filings, are the only listed officers of the two firms. The same two officers appear across the old and new corporate names, which links the two entities directly.
On its website, Megaspeed says it is an Nvidia Cloud Partner in the Asia-Pacific region. It offers access to the chipmaker's GB200 NVL72 and HGX H100 systems.
Last month, Singapore's home affairs ministry responded to press remarks that the city-state was concerned about the ties of a Chinese businesswoman to the Nvidia chief executive. Authorities were separately investigating her links.
Why it matters
Megaspeed sits in Nvidia's partner network in Asia-Pacific, so attention on the firm touches the way the chipmaker's systems are offered in the region. Those filings are the main public record of the firm's structure, including the shared officers and the name change. The ministry's comment last month shows local authorities have already addressed the subject in public.
The story is company-specific. For investors, it adds a headline around Nvidia to a session where the main scheduled event is a US inflation release.
What to watch next
The US consumer price report for October is due at 13:30 UTC on the same day. Annual inflation has an estimate of 3.9%, against 3.7% previously. Annual core inflation has an estimate of 2.8%, against 2.6% previously.
On a monthly basis, headline inflation has an estimate of 0.3%, against 0.6% previously. Core monthly inflation has an estimate of 0.2%, against 0.3% previously.
The seasonally adjusted CPI index has an estimate of 337, against 336.3 previously. Another index reading has an estimate of 337.02, against 336.94 previously.
Further statements from US or Singapore authorities, or from Nvidia or Megaspeed, would add detail on the scrutiny.
Sources:UCapital Markets (ucapital.com)reuters.com
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