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A new setback for the AI trade: Nvidia’s board is probing CEO Huang’s relationship with alleged spy

Emily Bary / MarketWatch /

Also: The Business Times Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s confession engulfs chip giant in spying controversy, Bloomberg Nvidia Probes Huang Affair Amid Spying Controversy, The Globe and Mail Nvidia opens probe into CEO Jensen Huang over reports he was target of foreign intelligence, The Guardian Nvidia opens investigation after report CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign intelligence, Financial Times Nvidia’s Huang admits to affair after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy, Semafor Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair with suspected Chinese spy, The Japan Times Nvidia board to probe spying case after CEO admits affair, The Wall Street Journal Nvidia’s Board Investigates Reports That CEO Was Spying Target After Affair · see all

In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Jensen Huang foi mesmo alvo de espionagem? “Board” da Nvidia investiga (pt), Valor Econômico Nvidia abre investigação após relato de que presidente teria sido alvo de inteligência estrangeira (pt), Handelsblatt Chip-Riese: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Chef (de), Dagens industri Nvidias vd otrogen – bolaget inleder spionutredning (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Nvidia åpner granskning: Toppsjefen innrømmer affære med mistenkt kinesisk spion (no), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 젠슨 황, 불륜 인정…엔비디아, 中스파이 연루 의혹 독립 조사 (ko), Süddeutsche Zeitung Nach Affäre: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Chef (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Jensen Huang: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Konzernchef (de), Børsen Medier: Nvidia-topchef indrømmer affære efter mistanke om kinesisk spionage (da), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Nvidia-Chef Huang hatte mutmasslich eine Affäre mit einer chinesischen Spionin. Das Unternehmen leitet nun eine Untersuchung ein (de), Estadão Nvidia abre investigação sobre o relacionamento de Jensen Huang com uma espiã chinesa (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Nvidias vd otrogen – bolaget inleder spionutredning (sv) · see all

  1. Eisenkot given tough task of forming Israeli government over Netanyahu

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Israel’s Election Fight Shifts to Coalition Building, The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu Rival Gets First Run at Power, but Hurdles Lie in Wait, Semafor Eisenkot gets nod to form Israeli government, Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming government, The Guardian Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Eisenkot chamado formar governo israelita após votação renhida (pt), Valor Econômico Eisenkot inicia conversas com partidos em Israel, após ser escolhido para tentar formar governo (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Eisenkot: Netanyahu välkommen under mitt ledarskap (sv), Handelsblatt Israel: Diese Optionen hat Eisenkot nun für die Regierungsbildung (de) · see all

  2. Japan Says Three-Day Yen Intervention Lifted Yen in Summer

    Erica Yokoyama / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 7月為替介入、30日7.9兆円、31日は米国と協調介入5.5兆円 (ja)

  3. Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

    The Guardian /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Klimakonferenz: Der Trump-Effekt: Unsicherheit für Öl und Gas, Schwung für die Energiewende (de), Valor Econômico Banqueiros se preparam para falar de IA 'em todas as conversas' durante cúpula climática na Turquia (pt)

  4. Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco skyscraper damaged

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Aramco’s Riyadh Office Suffers Limited Damage After Attack, Semafor Houthis strike Aramco tower in Riyadh, The Wall Street Journal Iconic Saudi Tower Hit as Yemen’s Houthis Target Riyadh · see all

    In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene påtar seg ansvar for angrep på Aramco-bygning i Riyadh (no), Handelsblatt Konflikt mit Saudi-Arabien: Huthi greifen Wolkenkratzer im Zentrum von Riad an (de), Rzeczpospolita Atak rakietowy na Rijad. Odłamki pocisków uderzyły w budynek Saudi Aramco (pl)

  5. Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

    Maggie Haberman / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Read the Statements From Nvidia’s Board and CEO Jensen Huang

    In other languages: E24 Nvidia frykter toppsjefen ble forført av en spion (no)

  6. Trump says he is unlikely to order Iran attack if talks progress, CNN reports

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Daily Maverick Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Trump nie wyklucza powrotu do wojny z Iranem. „Moglibyśmy ich dobić” (pl), Handelsblatt Iran-Krieg: Trump: Neue Angriffe im Iran bei Gesprächen unwahrscheinlich (de)

  7. When the Boss on the Phone Isn’t Real: How More Than $129 Million Was Stolen Using A.I.

    Adeel Hassan / The New York Times /

  8. Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy

    BBC /

  9. Singapore’s deep-tech startups tap China for scale, set sights on the US for higher margins

    Benicia Tan / The Business Times /

  10. China to enter Brazil’s cement market as Huaxin agrees to buy CSN Cimentos

    Zhu Wenqian / South China Morning Post /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico CSN informa à CVM acordo para vender CSN Cimentos à Huaxin, em operação de R$ 12,7 bi (pt), Jornal de Negócios Siderúrgica brasileira CNS vende subsidiária de cimento à Huaxin por 2.000 milhões de euros (pt), Estadão CSN anuncia acordo para venda do negócio de cimento à chinesa Huaxin por R$ 12,7 bilhões (pt)

  11. Similarity is not exposure: Measuring spillovers from US–China trade frictions

    Pol Antràs / CEPR /

  12. Drone Strike Damages Strategic Mius River Bridge in Rostov

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian drones hit key bridge, power stations in Russia's Rostov Oblast, governor says, bne IntelliNews Russia's cheap RM-48U ballistic missiles threaten Kyiv's Dnipro bridges as Ukraine's air defences run low

  13. The Global Office: Globalisation’s frontier is shifting from factories to offices

    Richard Baldwin / CEPR /

  14. Paraguay's bank collapse hits millions

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  15. Russia to send senior diplomats, military officials to upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Russia Sends High-Level Delegation to Abu Dhabi Talks, Bloomberg Ukraine Peace Push Returns to Abu Dhabi, POLITICO Europe Europe will be represented in Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, French foreign minister says

    In other languages: Aftenposten Frankrikes utenriksminister: Europa skal delta i Ukraina-samtaler i Abu Dhabi (no), Børsen Europa skal deltage i møde mellem Ukraine og Rusland (da), Rzeczpospolita Europa zabiegała o miejsce przy stole. Francja potwierdza udział w rozmowach o Ukrainie (pl)

  16. Anthropic Buys Power for AI Data Centers in $3.4B Deal, FT Says

    Eleanor Thornber / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal to generate gas-fired power for data centres

    In other languages: Handelsblatt KI: Anthropic steckt 3,4 Milliarden Dollar in Stromgeneratoren (de), Dagens industri Anthropic säkrar rekordavtal för gasproduktion (sv)

  17. Federal budget plows money into expanding power grids, but connecting them remains unclear

    Matthew McClearn / The Globe and Mail /

  18. Standard Chartered profits from geopolitical fragmentation as earnings soar: CEO

    Yulu Ao / South China Morning Post /

  19. Japan refuses to kowtow to China even with tourists gone, rare earths squeezed

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  20. YouTube’s dominance has Hollywood running scared

    The Economist /

  21. How Cisco Got Bullwhipped

    Asianometry /

  22. New York City congestion pricing hailed as traffic, pollution drop

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  23. Owning a satellite isn’t the same as owning the expertise to replace it

    Richard de Grijs / The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) /

  24. Australia Regulator Halts Private Credit Fund on Bathla Risks

    Adam Haigh / Bloomberg /

Earlier today

  1. US midterm panic wipes billions off Asia's chip giants

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  2. Digital Realty, Goodman Buy 9.9% of NEXTDC in Stock Market Raid

    Angus Whitley / Bloomberg /

  3. SoftBank and ABB consider China carve-out to salvage robotics deal

    The Japan Times /

  4. Panama lawmaker defies Beijing, calls for Taiwan trade office

    bne IntelliNews /

  5. Threadbare: Rags and riches — how SA retail giants profit off sweatshops

    Holly Munks / Daily Maverick /