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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, El País Nvidia launches investigation into its CEO’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, Semafor Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair with suspected Chinese spy, 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 Guardian Nvidia ‘honeytrap’ scandal rocks AI industry, as China denies spying claims – 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), Svenska Dagbladet Nvidia rasar efter besked om vd-utredning (sv), 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), E24 Nvidia frykter toppsjefen ble forført av en spion (no) · see all

  1. 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: Valor Econômico COP31 começa na Turquia com foco na eletrificação (pt), Handelsblatt Weltklimakonferenz COP31: Klimagipfel in der Türkei – Worum es geht und woran es hakt (de), Le Temps La COP31 s'ouvre en Turquie alors que 2026 devrait figurer parmi les quatre années les plus chaudes (fr)

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

    Maggie Haberman / The New York Times /

    Also: South China Morning Post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair; board orders investigation

    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

  3. Chinese AI firms want Silicon Valley’s top minds. Poaching them won’t be easy

    Kinling Lo and Viola Zhou / Rest of World /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 공동 TF 꾸린 삼성·현대차…'초협력'으로 中·빅테크 공습 넘는다 (ko)

  4. 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)

  5. Australia regulator halts private credit fund on Bathla risks

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Australia Regulator Halts Private Credit Fund on Bathla Risks

  6. 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)

  7. 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)

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Chinese Producer Inflation Hits 5.7% for Post-Covid Era High

    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)

  9. Inside the Race to Upgrade Transformers

    Bloomberg /

  10. Hedge Funds Dump Tech Stocks at One of Fastest Paces on Record

    Natalia Kniazhevich / Bloomberg /

  11. Drone Strike Damages Strategic Mius River Bridge in Rostov

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Ukrainian drones strike Kirishi, home of Russia's second-largest refinery

  12. This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says

    Al-Monitor /

  13. Mizuho pierces Nomura’s Japan bubble with big-ticket global IPOs

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Mega IPO Helps Mizuho Make a Run at Nomura’s Turf

  14. 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

  15. China seeks to build ties with Iran

    Al-Monitor /

  16. Big Oil turns its back on African refining as Dangote cashes in

    Maher Hajbi / The Africa Report /

  17. Europe's attendance at Abu Dhabi peace talks, clarified

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

  18. Q&A: What is the Belém-Antalya mechanism for a ‘just transition’?

    Molly Lempriere / Carbon Brief /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Israel’s Election Fight Shifts to Coalition Building, 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)

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

    The Guardian /

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

    Minxiao Chang / South China Morning Post /

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

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

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

    The Guardian /

Earlier today

  1. Lula Vows Fiscal Responsibility in First Address Since Election

    Simone Iglesias and Leda Alvim / Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

  3. Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco skyscraper damaged

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Al-Monitor /

  5. Berkshire plans first Japan bond offering since April

    The Japan Times /