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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, Financial Times Nvidia shares slide as it probes alleged Chinese spy scandal, 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. Ukraine Peace Talks Resume This Week in Abu Dhabi

    Andrew E. Kramer / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Ukraine Peace Push Returns to Abu Dhabi, Semafor US, Russia, and Ukraine to hold talks in Abu Dhabi, Financial Times Europeans join Abu Dhabi talks in bid to thwart Russian security demands, The Kyiv Independent Europe's attendance at Abu Dhabi peace talks, clarified · see all

    In other languages: Aftenposten Russland avviser at Europa får plass ved forhandlingsbordet i Abu Dhabi (no)

  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: 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)

  3. Moldova 'buys zero Russian gas,' launches new power line to EU

    Yevgeniya Doluda / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Moldova opens new power line to end reliance on Russian-controlled supply routes

  4. 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

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

    Natalia Kniazhevich / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Global stocks steady after AI rout

  6. 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)

  7. 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)

  8. 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)

  9. Australia regulator halts private credit fund on Bathla risks

    The Business Times /

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

  10. 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)

  11. EIB’s Calvino Says US Turmoil Is Driving Capital to Europe

    Suzanne Lynch and Oliver Crook / Bloomberg /

  12. 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

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

    Al-Monitor /

  14. The realities of scaling AI agents: ‘You don't have an AI problem, you have a content problem’

    Sifted /

  15. Estonia accuses Russia of state-sponsored terrorism over hybrid attacks

    Financial Times /

    Also: Kyiv Post Estonia Calls Russian Sabotage ‘State Terrorism’ as Cyberattacks Hit Supermarkets

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. China seeks to build ties with Iran

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Maher Hajbi / The Africa Report /

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

    Molly Lempriere / Carbon Brief /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

  22. 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, Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming government, The Guardian Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot 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)

  23. Protests against data centers held across Europe

    Le Monde /

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

    The Guardian /

Earlier today

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

    Financial Times /

  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 /