{
  "id": 17117528,
  "title": "Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trump-ignored-intel-on-chinas-nvidia-spy-to-protect-companys-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:29:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
    "slug": "ars-technica-policy",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/report-trump-did-nothing-with-intel-that-china-planted-spy-close-to-nvidia-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump's alignment with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appears to extend to a willingness to disregard intelligence that suggested Huang was being targeted by a Chinese spy, potentially to safeguard the company's stock value. According to the New York Times, sources familiar with intelligence reports revealed that about a year ago, Trump was informed that Beijing had intelligence on an individual with direct access to Huang. This individual was Alice Huang, or Huang Le, a Chinese national and former high-ranking executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based cloud technology firm. Intelligence indicated that Alice Huang, who is not related to Jensen Huang, was allegedly aiding China in circumventing export controls to acquire Nvidia's advanced chips through Megaspeed. The discovery of her leveraging her position at Megaspeed to establish direct access to Jensen Huang raised concerns among investigators. It's now believed that Alice Huang might have utilized this close relationship to provide China with sensitive information not only regarding Nvidia but also potentially to influence Trump's policies on artificial intelligence. This development comes to light as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized earlier this month that President Trump is \"completely aligned\" with Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, ahead of Trump's planned AI discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.",
  "summary": "Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Apple, Tesla, Nvidia and 7 more stock splits, and what came next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/apple-tesla-nvidia-and-7-more-stock-splits-and-what-came-next",
        "published": "2026-10-29T20:52:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}