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

The Business Times /

Also: Bloomberg Huang's Affair Engulfs Nvidia in Chinese Spying Probe, Financial Times Nvidia CEO admits to affair after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy, The Japan Times Nvidia CEO’s affair engulfs AI giant in Chinese spying probe, Semafor Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair with suspected Chinese spy, The Wall Street Journal Nvidia’s Board Investigates Reports That CEO Was Spying Target After Affair, The Guardian Nvidia ‘honeytrap’ scandal rocks AI industry as tech stocks recover from slump – business live, 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), Rzeczpospolita Romans szefa Nvidii przedmiotem dochodzenia. Kochanka mogła być agentką Chin (pl), 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 chinoise 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), E24 Nvidia frykter toppsjefen ble forført av en spion (no) · see all

  1. 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), Handelsblatt Chiphersteller: Huang räumt Affäre ein: Nvidia prüft Verdacht der ausländischen Spionage gegen seinen Chef (de), El País Nvidia se hunde en Bolsa tras iniciar una investigación por una relación extramatrimonial de su CEO (es), Estadão Nvidia abre investigação sobre o relacionamento de Jensen Huang com uma espiã chinesa (pt) · see all

  2. COP31: EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to climate action focusing on turning priorities into concrete deliverables

    Council of the EU /

    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?, Financial Times COP31 president: It is time to turn promises into actions

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Weltklimakonferenz COP31: Klimagipfel in der Türkei – Worum es geht und woran es hakt (de), Le Temps La COP31 s'ouvre en Turquie sur fond de crise énergétique et d'absence américaine (fr)

  3. EU sues IBM and partners over troubled border system

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Flughäfen: EU verklagt IBM und Partner wegen fehlerhaften Einreisesystems (de)

  4. UniCredit set to seal Commerzbank takeover this month

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Banken: Unicredit-Chef beschleunigt Umbaupläne und will Commerzbank früher mit HVB zusammenlegen (de)

  5. 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)

  6. 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)

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Tech Stock Rout Exposes Market Risks From AI Bets and Political Uncertainty

    Michael Msika and Olivia Levieux / Bloomberg /

  11. Ethiopia to redirect up to $543mn in World Bank funding to cushion fuel crisis

    bne IntelliNews /

  12. ‘A new age of climate extremes’: Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate

    The Guardian /

  13. Can DeepSeek challenge OpenAI, Anthropic in AI agents as Harness adoption takes off?

    Minxiao Chang / South China Morning Post /

  14. Nigeria’s telecom operators sue federal lawmakers over service-quality probe

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

  15. Rare call for more electricity supplies as wind power drops across Europe

    The Guardian /

  16. Statement by President von der Leyen following her call with President Zelenskyy and ahead of her visit to the Black Sea Region, in Romania and Bulgaria

    European Commission /

  17. African presence on FATF grey list falls to four as DRC, Côte d’Ivoire exit

    Brian Kenety / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Al-Monitor /

  19. UAE's Gargash warns of prolonged regional uncertainty, says US-Iran settlement appears difficult

    Al-Monitor /

  20. Exclusive-Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post /

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

    Sifted /

  23. Le Pen’s plan to end EU diplomacy

    Zoya Sheftalovich / POLITICO Europe /

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

    Emmanuel Nwosu / TechCabal /

Earlier today

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

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Lula Vows Fiscal Responsibility in First Address Since Election

    Simone Iglesias and Leda Alvim / Bloomberg /

  3. Nvidia’s Huang admits to affair after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy

    Financial Times /

  4. Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco skyscraper damaged

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Al-Monitor /