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  "id": 17106451,
  "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly targeted by suspected Chinese spy — here's what we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-reportedly-targeted-by-suspected-chinese-spy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:48:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-reportedly-targeted-by-suspected-chinese-spy-heres-what-we-know"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence operation, according to a New York Times investigation. The report claims that President Donald Trump was briefed on the findings about a year ago but took no action. Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman and executive at Megaspeed, was reportedly passing information to Beijing. She and Huang were seen together during visits to Taiwan, leading U.S. intelligence agencies to believe she was providing classified information. Despite being under investigation, Huang was never warned about her suspected activities. Nvidia has denied any wrongdoing, stating that Huang regularly meets with executives from companies that purchase its technology. The controversy comes at a critical time for Nvidia, as it supplies computing power for leading AI systems.",
  "summary": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly targeted by Chinese intelligence, and Trump knew about it. Here's what the investigation reveals.",
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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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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": "Engadget",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-29T18:34:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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