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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s confession engulfs chip giant in spying controversy

The Business Times /

Also: MarketWatch A new setback for the AI trade: Nvidia’s board is probing CEO Huang’s relationship with alleged spy, Bloomberg Huang's Affair Engulfs Nvidia in Chinese Spying Probe, Semafor Nvidia’s $4.5 trillion test of founder immunity, 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, The New York Times Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy · see all

In other languages: Expansión (México) El escándalo que sacude a Nvidia y pone a su cofundador bajo la lupa de Estados Unidos (es), Handelsblatt KI-Firma: Huang räumt Affäre ein: Chiphersteller Nvidia prüft Verdacht der ausländischen Spionage gegen Chef (de), Jornal de Negócios Jensen Huang foi mesmo alvo de espionagem? “Board” da Nvidia investiga (pt), Le Temps Les liaisons dangereuses du patron de Nvidia avec une probable espionne de Pékin plongent le géant de la tech dans la tourmente (fr), 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), Der Spiegel Nvidia: Jensen Huang gesteht Affäre mit mutmaßlicher China-Spionin - was folgt daraus? (de), Svenska Dagbladet Spionaffär skakar Nvidia (sv), El País Nvidia se desploma en Bolsa tras confirmar una investigación sobre la relación extramatrimonial de su CEO con una presunta espía china (es), E24 Nvidia frykter toppsjefen ble forført av en spion (no) · see all

  1. Europe lowers ambitions for UN climate summit after years of pushback

    Financial Times /

    Also: Al-Monitor COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI, The Guardian Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Weltklimakonferenz COP31: Klimagipfel in der Türkei – Worum es geht und woran es hakt (de)

  2. China’s producer prices hit four-year high

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Asien: Chinas Erzeugerpreise steigen so stark wie seit fast über vier Jahren nicht mehr (de), Valor Econômico China: preços ao produtor crescem no ritmo mais forte em quatro anos (pt)

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

    Maggie Haberman / The New York Times /

    Also: BBC Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Nvidia abre investigação após relato de que presidente teria sido alvo de inteligência estrangeira (pt), Estadão Nvidia abre investigação sobre o relacionamento de Jensen Huang com uma espiã chinesa (pt)

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

    Alice French / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times Mitsui Chemicals to take over chip linchpin JSR for $12 billion

    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)

  5. Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Second-Largest Oil Refinery as 113 Drones Hit Leningrad Region

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russia's second-largest oil refinery in overnight drone attack

  6. Anthropic Mega IPO Helps Mizuho Make a Run at Nomura’s Turf

    Yasutaka Tamura / Bloomberg /

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

  7. Sudden distress at top-rated firm tests China’s rating crackdown

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Sudden Distress at Top-Rated Firm Tests China’s Rating Crackdown

  8. 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, The Guardian Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government, Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming 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

  9. Europeans join Abu Dhabi talks in bid to thwart Russian security demands

    Financial Times /

  10. Iran says no unauthorised vessels transited Strait of Hormuz overnight after navigation aids destroyed

    Al-Monitor /

  11. China Extends Pause on 24% US Tariffs to January, Keeps 10% Rate

    Nectar Gan / Bloomberg /

  12. Chinese central bank’s pledge to probe Solana snuffs out hopes crypto crackdown is easing

    Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post /

  13. The winners and losers of Europe's fintech growth funding drought

    Sifted /

  14. 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)

  15. Le Pen’s plan to end EU diplomacy

    Zoya Sheftalovich / POLITICO Europe /

  16. 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Nigeria tightens stablecoin rules

    Emmanuel Nwosu / TechCabal /

  17. Berkshire plans first Japan bond offering since April

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Berkshire Plans First Japan Bond Offering Since April

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

    Tim Ross / POLITICO Europe /

  19. Netflix boss says creativity and regulation 'are not happy bedfellows' in Europe

    Euronews /

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

    Austin Ramzy / The Wall Street Journal /

  21. Tech stocks recover after midterms rout as Nvidia takes centre stage

    Euronews /

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  23. How a Chinese COP could make or break the climate fight

    Financial Times /

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

    Emma Brown / The Wall Street Journal /

Earlier today

  1. Nvidia opens probe into CEO Jensen Huang over reports he was target of foreign intelligence

    The Globe and Mail /

  2. Lula Vows Fiscal Responsibility in First Address Since Election

    Simone Iglesias and Leda Alvim / Bloomberg /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Zhu Wenqian / South China Morning Post /

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

    Benicia Tan / The Business Times /