Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy has shone a light on Megaspeed, the company she worked for. It is under investigation in the US for smuggling Nvidia chips into China, which it denies.
Plus, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang apologizes to employees and family, and Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets more prison time, for foreign collusion.
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Legal action comes as Donald Trump says FBI is investigating tech company CEO’s links with Alice Huang Business live – latest updates Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish Nvidia and its chief executive, Jensen Huang, have been accused of defrauding shareholders in a lawsuit over the Chinese spying scandal engulfing the $4.3tn (£3.2tn) company. The legal action came as Donald Trump said the FBI was investigating Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Continue reading...
The Nvidia CEO, who has acknowledged an affair with a woman accused of spying for China, has lobbied President Trump on loosening export controls.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair with a woman accused of operating as a spy for China. President Trump told reporters Monday that Huang said he had no idea about the accusations. Henry Chandonnet, a senior reporter for Business Insider, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
US president says he believes CEO Jensen Huang had no knowledge of woman's alleged work for Chinese intelligence.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny after reports he was targeted in a suspected Chinese intelligence operation involving a businesswoman with whom he was having an affair. The controversy has rattled investors, sending Nvidia shares tumbling.
Nvidia shareholders have sued the chipmaker and its CEO, Jensen Huang, over his alleged ties to a suspected Chinese spy. The case adds to scrutiny over whether sensitive information at the AI giant was compromised.
Trump told reporters he believes Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang had no idea his alleged mistress was a suspected Chinese spy.
The president defended the embattled CEO, who has been a powerful ally in the AI industry.
The US president said the FBI is now investigating the affair. He said he spoke with Jensen Huang and asked him about the affair.
Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged spy has national-security stakes.
Nvidia and Chief Executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, says that the affair "can also be about effectively lobbying Jensen Huang to lobby the US government, because he is a very powerful figure, particularly during the Trump administration, and he, for whatever reason, has been taking a position that is beneficial to Chinese development and advancement of its AI capacity".
Jensen Huang is being investigated by his own company over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.
An illicit relationship between the C.E.O. and an alleged Chinese spy is putting the spotlight on a murky ecosystem of companies smuggling A.I. chips into China.
A scandal has put the world’s most consequential AI CEO in the hot seat. Here’s how it all unfolded.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang sits at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, and the spy scandal that erupted over the weekend threatens to shake the company at a time when confidence in the AI investment frenzy is already fragile. Taiwan-born Huang is regarded as the godfather of the AI economy, the executive every player in the industry must turn to because the technology depends on the graphics processing units (GPUs) that his company designs. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.
Jensen Huang’s close relationship with president means Nvidia CEO’s affair with woman alleged to be working for Beijing is a big deal A hand on the back, a kiss on the cheek; the footage of Alice Huang’s interaction with Jensen Huang in a Taipei venue last year does not seem particularly remarkable at first glance. But the Nvidia chief executive’s revelation on Sunday that he had an affair with Ms Huang has given it new significance. Continue reading...
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. Nvidia shares were down more than eight percent in opening trading after its board announced that a committee of independent directors assisted by outside counsel would undertake the probe.
Elon Musk and other finance moguls defend Jensen Huang after he admitted to the affair in an email to employees Donald Trump, Elon Musk and prominent finance moguls have expressed their support for embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, as the head of the world’s most valuable chip company faces an internal investigation over a romantic relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. “I have not spoken to him about it,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. “I just know he’s a fine person, but you never know what is going on. I’m sure, I hope everything’s fine. He’s done such an incredible job”. Continue reading...
Nvidia shares tumbled this Monday after the AI chipmaking giant said it would investigate its CEO's affair with a suspected Chinese spy. There are concerns Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort following a media report that he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who allegedly passed information to Beijing. China, meanwhile, has slammed the spying allegations as a "smear campaign".
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?
Stocks advanced, with the Dow gaining more than 600 points, while Nvidia’s shares fell after the company launched an investigation into Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang.
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.
China denies spying on Nvidia boss Jensen Huang as the company probes his affair with an alleged intelligence agent.
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.
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.
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 confirmed to staff reports he had been having an affair with a woman accused of spying for China.
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...
Dreyfus affair has echoes of how anti-Jewish hatred manifests itself today, say curators at Weiner Library It was the world’s first experience of antisemitism “gone viral”, said Barbara Warnock, co-director of the oldest holocaust archive, the Wiener Holocaust Library, in London. It was 1894 and printing presses were faster than ever before. France’s prohibitive censorship laws had been lifted, and then along came the Dreyfus affair: a public shouting match that followed the wrongful conviction for treason of Alfred Dreyfus, a 36-year-old French army captain. Continue reading...
Singer hit No 1 with pop-rock band in 1968 and scored three more Top 10 hits with them, before solo career featuring collaborations with Paul Weller Steve Ellis, the singer who found fame as the frontman of 60s pop-rockers Love Affair, has died aged 76. A message on social media announced that Ellis died “peacefully” on 30 October, after “complications from a chronic illness”. With his stirring, heartfelt croon, Ellis gave voice to one of the most enduring hits of the 1960s: Everlasting Love, which topped the UK chart in 1968. 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.
Far-right Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel reveals the party's plan to reform the EU. Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was in Berlin to talk to developers and investors. DW has more.
