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  "id": 17104254,
  "title": "NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang may have been the target of a Chinese government spy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-may-have-been-the-target-of-a-chinese",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:34:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Engadget",
    "slug": "engadget",
    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2301447/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-may-have-been-the-target-of-a-chinese-government-spy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang may have been the unwitting target of a Chinese government spy operation, according to recent reports. The New York Times reveals that US officials believe Huang was surveilled by China, with the evidence pointing to his wife, Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen working for Singapore data center firm Megaspeed. Alice Huang allegedly passed information to Beijing, and the Times notes Megaspeed's close ties with NVIDIA, buying at least $4.8 billion in NVIDIA-based equipment within two years. This level of business for a small and obscure company is described as unusual. The report highlights that President Trump was briefed on the matter a year ago but chose to do nothing. It's unclear whether Trump feared disrupting NVIDIA's chip sales or China's trades. The Times notes that Alice Huang's public profile is thin, and her background remains unverified.",
  "summary": "President Trump reportedly chose to do nothing in response.",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "US officials believe Megaspeed executive Alice Huang is a Chinese asset who maintained a close relationship with Jensen Huang to pass intelligence to Beijing (New York Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-officials-believe-megaspeed-executive-alice-huang-is-a-chinese",
        "published": "2026-10-29T09:20:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have been the target of a spy plot through 'Chinese intelligence asset,' report claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-may-have-been-the-target-of-a-spy-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:04:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Nvidia responds to report Jensen Huang was target of Chinese asset, says diversion allegations were 'investigated and debunked'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-responds-to-report-jensen-huang-was-target-of-chinese-asset",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:22:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "US investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-investigated-chinese-spy-plot-aimed-at-nvidia-ceo",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:42:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nvidia responds to report on CEO Jensen Huang-alleged Chinese spy interactions: ‘No trade secrets shared’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-responds-to-report-on-ceo-jensen-huang-alleged-chinese-spy",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:34:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Nvidia Chief Seen As Target of Chinese Spy Plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-chief-seen-as-target-of-chinese-spy-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-29T20:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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