Nvidia scandal deepens: Huang's year-old PR hire, Trump weighs in
Jensen Huang reportedly retained a crisis PR firm a year before admitting the affair now under company investigation — as questions turn to China exposure.
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Nvidia Board Opens Probe After Jensen Huang Admits Affair Tied to Spy Claims
The CEO acknowledged a relationship with a former executive at Nvidia customer Megaspeed, prompting an independent investigation amid espionage reports.
Yale's Sonnenfeld puts Jensen Huang's survival as Nvidia CEO at '50-50'
Nvidia's board is probing Huang's relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and a prominent governance expert calls the outcome a coin flip.
Nvidia board opens probe after Jensen Huang admits affair with suspected spy
The CEO acknowledged the relationship in a letter to staff as Nvidia's board formed an independent committee to investigate.
RTX 5060 prebuilt drops to $899 at Best Buy — cheaper than a Steam Machine
Best Buy's $500 cut puts the iBUYPOWER Slate — Ryzen 5, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD — under the price of Valve's upcoming box.
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Jensen Huang’s Troubles Leave the AI Industry Reeling
With a big checkbook and sought-after chips, Nvidia’s CEO had his thumb on the world of AI. An extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy may put all of that at risk.
Law firm files class-action lawsuit against Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang confirms affair with alleged Chinese spy
Class-action lawsuit and legal investigations against Nvidia over securities fraud start flying
What could China get from Jensen Huang?
It's difficult to overstate Nvidia's power in today's AI landscape. The company's chips are the bedrock upon which advanced AI technology in the US is being built, and demand has consistently…
Here’s what Trump said he knew about Jensen Huang
President Trump held a White House press briefing earlier today and responded to several questions about his knowledge of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Huang said…
Everything we know so far about the Nvidia spy scandal targeting CEO Jensen Huang
The leather-jacketed CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has acknowledged an affair with Megaspeed exec Alice Huang, spurring an investigation by his company and intense discussions worldwide. Recent…
A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy six months before the scandal
Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
The race is on to sue Nvidia
Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the company’s earlier…
Jensen Huang pulls out of ElevenLabs Summit amid Nvidia controversy
The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier.
Commerce halted its Megaspeed probe after Nvidia stepped in, NYT reports
The Commerce Department stopped its investigation into Megaspeed after Nvidia’s general counsel contacted the agents running it, Ana Swanson and Devlin Barrett reported for The New York Times. The…
Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutiny
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U.S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to China’s lucrative AI market.
Nvidia cracks down on overseas cloud AI GPU rentals for China
Nvidia may cap cloud partners’ Chinese business at 49% as Chinese firms buy up more than 1 million gaming and workstation GPUs.