{
  "id": 19024703,
  "title": "Spionageverdacht: Huang entschuldigt sich für Affäre – Nvidia will Berichte über ausländische Spionin prüfen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/spionageverdacht-huang-entschuldigt-sich-fur-affare-nvidia-will",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T21:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/spionageverdacht-nvidia-will-berichte-ueber-auslaendische-spionage-gegen-chef-pruefen/100268272.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "New York - Nvidia, the US-based chipmaker, has initiated an investigation into reports suggesting that its CEO, Jensen Huang, may have fallen victim to foreign espionage activities. The investigation will be conducted by members of the board of directors and external investigators, Nvidia announced.\n\nRecent media reports have suggested that Huang had an affair with a woman who, according to US security sources, was recruited by China's intelligence service. Huang confirmed in an email to Nvidia employees that he had an affair, writing, \"I owe my family and all of you an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife.\"\n\nEarlier, the \"Financial Times\" had reported the affair. Nvidia initially stated in a statement a few days ago that it was merely ordinary contact with a representative of an Nvidia customer company. The company currently has no reason to believe that Nvidia's business secrets or the national security of the United States have been compromised, the board of directors' statement said. The panel still trusts Huang and his management team. The 63-year-old is one of Nvidia's co-founders.",
  "summary": "Nvidia-CEO Jensen Huang sagt, er sei seiner Frau untreu gewesen. Laut Medienberichten vermuten US-Behörden, dass die Frau vom chinesischen Geheimdienst angeworben wurde.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Trump administration scraps meeting of panel that includes Meta's Zuckerberg, Nvidia's Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/trump-administration-scraps-meeting-of-panel-that-includes-metas",
        "published": "2026-11-06T14:30:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair, board to launch investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-admits-affair-board-to-launch-investigation",
        "published": "2026-11-08T20:14:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "Nvidia looking into report CEO Huang was close with woman who passed info to Beijing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-looking-into-report-ceo-huang-was-close-with-woman-who-passed",
        "published": "2026-11-08T21:14:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Nvidia's Jensen Huang apologises to family amid claims of relationship with Chinese spy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidias-jensen-huang-apologises-to-family-amid-claims-of-relationship",
        "published": "2026-11-08T21:16:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}