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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, 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 Guardian Nvidia opens investigation after report CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign intelligence, The Japan Times Nvidia CEO’s affair engulfs AI giant in Chinese spying probe, The Wall Street Journal Nvidia’s Board Investigates Reports That CEO Was Spying Target After Affair, South China Morning Post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair; board orders investigation · 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), 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), Handelsblatt Spionageverdacht: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Chef (de), 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), Estadão Nvidia abre investigação sobre o relacionamento de Jensen Huang com uma espiã chinesa (pt) · see all

  1. Mitsui Chemicals to Take Over Chip Linchpin JSR for $12 Billion

    Alice French / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 三井化学、半導体材料大手JSRを買収へ 約1.4兆円でJICから (ja)

  2. 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: Handelsblatt Chip-Riese: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Chef (de), Dagens industri Nvidias vd otrogen – bolaget inleder spionutredning (sv), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Nvidia-Chef Huang hatte mutmasslich eine Affäre mit einer chinesischen Spionin. Das Unternehmen leitet nun eine Untersuchung ein (de), E24 Nvidia frykter toppsjefen ble forført av en spion (no), Svenska Dagbladet Nvidias vd otrogen – bolaget inleder spionutredning (sv) · see all

  3. Mizuho Pierces Nomura’s Japan Bubble With Big-Ticket Global IPOs

    Yasutaka Tamura / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times Mizuho pierces Nomura’s Japan bubble with big-ticket global IPOs

  4. Lula Vows Fiscal Responsibility in First Address Since Election

    Simone Iglesias and Leda Alvim / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Estadão Lula precisa convencer que compromisso fiscal vai além do discurso; leia análise (pt)

  5. The Kremlin call: How talking to Putin exposed Europe’s deepest rift over Ukraine

    Tim Ross / POLITICO Europe /

  6. Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco skyscraper damaged

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Aramco’s Riyadh Office Suffers Limited Damage After Attack, Financial Times Saudi Aramco office in Riyadh damaged in latest Houthi strikes, 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), Rzeczpospolita Atak rakietowy na Rijad. Odłamki pocisków uderzyły w budynek Saudi Aramco (pl)

  7. COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

  8. China’s Push for Influence in the South Pacific Is Running Into Resistance

    Austin Ramzy / The Wall Street Journal /

  9. Power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant cut, restored, IAEA says

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  10. These Maps Show the Gangs and Guerrillas Ruling More Than 200 Million People

    Emma Brown / The Wall Street Journal /

  11. 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)

  12. 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 /

  13. 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)

  14. Nvidia’s $4.5 trillion test of founder immunity

    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson / Semafor /

  15. Foreign Funds Pile Into India as AI Trade Falters

    Alex Gabriel Simon / Bloomberg /

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

    BBC /

  17. 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

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

    Benicia Tan / The Business Times /

  19. French investment giant Ardian looks to tap China’s ‘more reasonable’ valuations

    Themis Qi / South China Morning Post /

  20. Lost savings and broken trust: life for those hit by Ueno Bank’s closure

    MercoPress /

  21. What comes next? Hong Kong seeks to unlock next phase of growth as global financial hub

    Yulu Ao / South China Morning Post /

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

    Pol Antràs / CEPR /

  23. Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government

    The Guardian /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu Rival Gets First Run at Power, but Hurdles Lie in Wait, Al-Monitor Netanyahu rival Eisenkot seeks 'wide' government but path to power uncertain, Bloomberg Israel’s Election Fight Shifts to Coalition Building, Semafor Eisenkot gets nod to form Israeli government, Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming government

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

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

    Richard Baldwin / CEPR /

Earlier today

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

    Eleanor Thornber / Bloomberg /

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

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

  3. Federal budget plows money into expanding power grids, but plans to connect them remain unclear

    Matthew McClearn / The Globe and Mail /

  4. Paraguay's bank collapse hits millions

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

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

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /