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Huang admits infidelity, denies compromising Nvidia security as China spy inquiry shakes $4.5 trillion AI firm.

Shares of artificial intelligence leader Nvidia tumbled early Monday after the chip company said it launched an investigation of CEO Jensen Huang following reports he was targeted by Chinese intelligence. The internal probe comes after a media report that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who allegedly passed information to Beijing. France 24's Philip Turle takes a look at what we know so far about the allegations.

AI chip behemoth Nvidia was plunged into turmoil Monday, November 9, after its high-profile CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged having an affair, with reports saying US officials believe the woman was spying for China. But who exactly is Jensen Huang, and why does this case matter so much?

Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman, had a close relationship with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, reports say.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is under investigation by the tech giant's board after admitting to an affair with a woman the U.S. government suspects of spying for China. Jo Ling Kent reports.

Jensen Huang reportedly had close relationship ‌with Chinese businesswoman who passed information to ‌Beijing. Plus, tennis legend Billie Jean King tells all Good morning. Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, has been placed under “independent investigation” by the tech company after reports emerged he had been “the target of a foreign intelligence effort”, namely a close relationship ‌with a Chinese businesswoman who is accused of passing information to ‌Beijing. Nvidia stock is down 5% in pre-market trading as a result. The company’s board said in a statement that while it has no reason to believe that either US national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, its inquiry will examine all available information. Republican lawmakers have expressed alarm, asking Huang to give the House foreign affairs and intelligence committees a closed-door briefing next week on Nvidia’s “security protocols against foreign adversary espionage”. The Guardian will have extensive coverage of the Cop31 conference, including a daily live blog , and these explainers on what is at stake and what the talks can achieve , and who the key players are . Find all of our Cop31 coverage here . Continue reading...

Nvidia chief and tech titan Jensen Huang was in the spotlight on Monday after acknowledging an affair with a woman US officials say was working for Chinese intelligence, a claim Beijing denied. 

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has apologized for an affair with a woman the US believes was spying for China. The story could have profound implications for the world's most valuable company and the global AI race.

Allegations linking CEO to Chinese intelligence shake markets with chipmaker's shares falling more than 4 percent.

In this week's Asia View, France 24's correspondent Jan Camezind Broomby takes a look at the announcement by chip giant Nvidia that it has opened a probe into chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang after he acknowledged an affair with a woman US officials say was working for Chinese intelligence. It is a development that, Camezind Broomby, says, could have a far-reaching impact not just in Asia but across the world.

Chinese authorities have arrested a pastor from a house church in Beijing, according to his wife

Adoration for the US tech giant’s CEO Jensen Huang has been labelled “Jensanity”, but can his reputation survive the news of his affair?

Once lauded as the "Taylor Swift of tech", Huang is mired in scandal after an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.

Donald Trump has defended Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who admitted to an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China.

Following reports of Nvidia's chief Jensen Huang becoming involved with a Chinese spy, Huang offered an apology for cheating on his wife. Meanwhile, the US tech company pledged to investigate the alleged espionage.

Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry and has pledged cooperation.

Jensen Huang apologized for being unfaithful to his wife, after he had an affair with an executive suspected of working for Chinese intelligence.

CEO reportedly ‌had close relationship ‌with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to ‌Beijing Nvidia said ⁠on Sunday it “is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort”. Top Republican lawmakers ⁠in the US House of Representatives have called on Huang to brief Congress ⁠this month about a New York Times report in ​October alleging he ‌had a close relationship ‌with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to ‌Beijing. Continue reading...

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights. Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from the offices of Chinese carmaker BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August, according to the Sunday Times. Continue reading...

Authorities in Taiwan have detained the leader of the Taiwan People’s Communist Party

The US midterm elections have resulted in the Democratic Party taking control of both chambers of the US Congress, leaving Donald Trump as a lame duck president for the remainder of his term. Professor Steve Tsang of the SOAS China Institute tells FRANCE 24 that, while a weakened Trump could strengthen Beijing's negotiating position, the Chinese leadership is aware that Congress has relatively little sway over foreign policy and is keen to maintain warm personal ties between the two presidents.

Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese city’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness

China's state media say a former member of one of China’s top decision-making bodies has been formally charged with accepting bribes a week after Communist Party leaders confirmed his expulsion from the party

Footballer Kylian Mbappé sparked a wave of condemnation across China when he implied that Chinese leader Mao Zedong was a dictator. In China, information about this controversy is being censored by Chinese AI chatbots.

In Kolwezi, the mining capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents are suing a huge Chinese mine and the government for environmental pollution. It will be one of the most important cases the country has seen. FRANCE 24's correspondent Emmet Livingstone reports.

Millions viewed Lisa He’s post about her mother’s struggling business in Edinburgh. But internet fame created its own complications — and obscured bigger questions.

In tonight's edition, Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty-free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the AGOA trade program. Also, South Africans head to the polls amid water shortages and frustration with local services. And  in the DRC's mining capital, Kolwezi, residents are taking on one of the country's largest Chinese-owned mines... accusing it of poisoning their environment. 

Indian authorities have confirmed a new border "face-off" between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh, raising questions about the still fragile thaw in relations between New Delhi and Beijing.

Indian authorities have confirmed a new border "face-off" between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh, raising questions about the still fragile thaw in relations between New Delhi and Beijing.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not broadcast a Real Madrid La Liga match on Sunday after star forward Kylian Mbappé caused a furore in China with remarks he made about former leader Mao Zedong. FRANCE 24's correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby reports.

Real Madrid vs Racing Santander is not broadcast on CCTV despite apologies from Mbappe, Real and La Liga.

Taiwan’s coast guard has accused China of harassment after a Chinese vessel entered restricted waters near a disputed island

A trend among China’s youth of fleeing the rat race and doing the bare minimum, has prompted concern in Beijing. But most young Chinese do want to work.

Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating 'dead drop' cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US.

The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the top ranks of power.

Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the world Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A campaign to uncover any documents relating to whether Australian spies bugged Timor-Leste to gain the upper hand in sensitive oil and gas negotiations will be a little less secret after a critical win by the former senator Rex Patrick. The politician turned transparency advocate is trying to finally lift the lid on the top-secret mission in 2004 that became a public scandal years later after an ex-spy and a former attorney general attempted to mount a case in The Hague . Continue reading...

A flurry of Chinese ships were recently sent to map the seabed in research that Taiwan says aids “battlespace preparation.”

Using sensors developed for self-driving cars, a Chinese start-up claims it can track and destroy tiny flying targets while avoiding people, pets and reflective surfaces.

US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.

Forums for discussion of feminist and LGBTQ+ views face growing intolerance from Chinese state, say experts Beijing’s annual independent queer film festival has been cancelled after what is understood to have been a campaign of sustained harassment from authorities. Beijing Queer film festival, which was due to begin on Friday in China’s capital, is one of the country’s oldest independent film festivals. Continue reading...

“Vivant,” a Japanese thriller that features Chinese spies, has drawn intense criticism from Beijing. Its creators defend the show, saying it is “completely fictional.”

Mash-up videos of beloved characters from Chinese classics — some made with A.I. — have caught the attention of the authorities.

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum – a symbol of expulsions – serve as a symbol for the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping China expelled a record number of officials from the Chinese Communist party (CCP) as it concluded a major political gathering , which saw an unprecedented number of empty seats indicating the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping. A record 33 members were expelled at this week’s fifth plenum, a gathering of top officials that takes place roughly once a year. Continue reading...

A new report from the New York Times reveals that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a possible Chinese spy plot, involving an executive at a Singapore-based company. NBC News has not independently confirmed the details of the investigation.   

The Chinese leader is tightening his grip on the Communist Party with relentless purges and new strictures on discipline.

Japanese police have arrested a Chinese national suspected of a pepper spray attack in an upscale Tokyo shopping district

In shielding Europe's carmakers from Chinese rivals, the EU risks hurting close partners from Turkey and Morocco to Japan and South Korea. Billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of European jobs are at stake.

The striker was dropped by Chinese sponsors after laughing at an image of his face on the former Chinese leader’s body and referring to him as a “dictator.”