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  "id": 19011031,
  "title": "Nvidia Opens Investigation Into Jensen Huang’s Relationship With Chinese Spy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-opens-investigation-into-jensen-huangs-relationship-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/technology/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged on Sunday that he had an intimate relationship with a business executive whom U.S. officials determined was working for Chinese intelligence, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that the executive in question was a business contact of Mr. Huang.\n\nThe Times of India reports that U.S. officials believe the relationship was romantic and involved Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed. American intelligence suggests Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen also known as Huang Le, was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security. This information reportedly originated from a government memo containing U.S. intelligence gathered earlier this year, which was shared with top officials prior to President Donald Trump's May summit with Xi Jinping.\n\nAlice Huang, who has since left Megaspeed, previously served as the firm's managing director or CEO. Megaspeed was spun off from the Chinese firm 7Road in 2023. While Megaspeed purchased billions in Nvidia hardware during her tenure, neither Alice Huang nor Megaspeed has been charged with a crime. Nvidia declined to comment on the memo or the claims of an intimate relationship, previously stating that Huang meets thousands of customer executives annually.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US believes Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was secretly dating alleged Chinese spy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/us-believes-nvidia-boss-jensen-huang-was-secretly-dating-alleged",
        "published": "2026-11-08T10:01:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Nvidia Investigates Chinese Spy Claims After CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-investigates-chinese-spy-claims-after-ceo-jensen-huang-admits",
        "published": "2026-11-08T20:58:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}