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‘Jensen Huang lost his mind’: how AI’s smartest man fell for the world’s oldest trick

Jensen Huang’s affair with a suspected spy is Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare come true The resignation this week of Nvidia’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang is one of the most astonishing corporate scandals in memory, featuring allegations of international espionage and extramarital affairs involving one of the world’s most powerful men. As investigations mount into what went wrong at the $4tn…

‘Jensen Huang lost his mind’: how AI’s smartest man fell for the world’s oldest trick

Silicon Valley finds itself in a scandal of historic proportions as the resignation of Nvidia's founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, shakes the world's most valuable chip company. The shocking news of Huang's alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy has sent ripples through the tech industry, and beyond. This story is not just about one man's personal failings, but also reveals a dangerous threat to the US economy and AI boom.

Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife of 41 years, following reports that a woman he had a close relationship with is suspected of spying for China's government. Two additional affairs involving Nvidia employees have also come to light, causing the company's stock to plummet.

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