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  "id": 19230159,
  "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair with possible Chinese asset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-admits-affair-with-possible-chinese-asset",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T00:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/11/09/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-admits-affair-with-possible-chinese-asset/5308327"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, has admitted to an affair as the company's board investigates him following allegations he had a romantic relationship with a woman US authorities believe is likely a Chinese spy. The New York Times reported on October 29 that US government intelligence agencies investigated Alice Huang, who goes by Huang Le, on grounds she passes intelligence to Beijing. The newspaper alleged Huang and Huang shared a romantic relationship. The situation remains unclear, with the exact nature of their relationship and Nvidia's connection to Singapore left mysterious.",
  "summary": "Admits to affair after company board opens probe into alleged contact with possible Chinese asset who bought GPUs in bulk",
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        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "US govt to probe Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's ties with alleged Chinese spy from S'pore-based company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/us-govt-to-probe-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-ties-with-alleged-chinese",
        "published": "2026-11-08T14:54:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Nvidia investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-investigating-reports-that-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by",
        "published": "2026-11-08T23:08:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Nvidia investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-investigating-reports-that-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-19043980",
        "published": "2026-11-08T23:16:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Nvidia Launches Probe Into CEO Jensen Huang's Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nvidia-launches-probe-into-ceo-jensen-huangs-affair-with-suspected",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:26:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A profile of Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy who founded Megaspeed in 2023 and spent years in Jensen Huang's orbit; Megaspeed's Nvidia imports top $4.6B (Mark Anderson/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/a-profile-of-alice-huang-a-suspected-chinese-spy-who-founded",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:05:01.000Z"
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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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