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  "id": 19230569,
  "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-19230569",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T00:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "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 CEO, Jensen Huang, has admitted to an affair, prompting the board to launch an investigation. The board claims this came after recent reporting that Huang was a target of a foreign intelligence effort. A New York Times report alleges that Huang had a romantic relationship with a woman, identified as Alice Huang or Huang Le, believed to be a Chinese spy. The Times described the CEO's association with this individual as a \"close relationship.\" Huang's company, Nvidia, is a major AI hardware producer, and the alleged relationship raises serious concerns. Despite the board's assurance that Huang and Alice Huang only had normal CEO-to-customer conversations, the CEO apologized for his actions, asserting his full commitment to the company, his staff, and the United States. The CEO's email made no mention of any \"close relationship,\" leaving the specifics of the affair and Nvidia's connection to Singapore unclear.",
  "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"
      },
      {
        "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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