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  "id": 19339585,
  "title": "Nvidia’s CEO probe and Singapore ties: Will future chip orders suffer?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nvidias-ceo-probe-and-singapore-ties-will-future-chip-orders-suffer",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T13:45:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/nvidias-ceo-probe-and-singapore-ties-will-future-chip-orders-suffer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia, a leading player in the artificial intelligence revolution, is currently investigating whether its chief executive officer, Jensen Huang, was the target of foreign spying. This probe stems from media reports from October claiming that Huang had a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Taiwanese-born businesswoman with ties to China. Alice Huang, formerly an executive at Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed International, is reportedly under surveillance by U.S. authorities who suspect she may have assisted China in evading export restrictions on advanced AI chips.\n\nSingapore has traditionally been Nvidia's largest market, accounting for 22% of the company's total revenue of nearly US$10.2 billion in the quarter ending July 27, 2025. The financial year that ended in January 2025 saw Singapore rank as the second-largest contributor to Nvidia's revenue, accounting for 18% at nearly US$23.7 billion. The United States, Nvidia's largest market, comprised 47% of total revenue at around US$61.3 billion.\n\nNvidia has explained that customers often use Singapore as a central location for invoicing while the company's products are typically shipped to other destinations. The company has stated that there is no evidence to suggest that DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm, obtained Nvidia AI chips through countries like Singapore. Nevertheless, the ongoing investigation into Alice Huang and Megaspeed could potentially impact Nvidia's future chip orders. Analysts suggest that a prolonged investigation may delay Nvidia's investment decisions or product launches, affecting the broader semiconductor industry.",
  "summary": "Nvidia’s financial reports over the past three years revealed that Singapore was among its top global markets by revenue.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s confession engulfs chip giant in spying controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-confession-engulfs-chip-giant-in-spying",
        "published": "2026-11-08T23:59:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Chinese media denies Beijing's link to Jensen Huang's affair, accuses the US media of a fabricated spy narrative, and warns the issue may hurt trade relations (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/chinese-media-denies-beijings-link-to-jensen-huangs-affair-accuses",
        "published": "2026-11-09T09:20:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Jensen Huang hired crisis communications firm Heller as early as October 2025; an NYT report in October 2025 on his Megaspeed ties caused tensions (Lauren Goode/Wired)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/sources-jensen-huang-hired-crisis-communications-firm-heller-as-early",
        "published": "2026-11-09T14:50:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Jensen Huang reportedly engaged a PR firm with a history of handling high-profile sex scandals a year ago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/jensen-huang-reportedly-engaged-a-pr-firm-with-a-history-of-handling",
        "published": "2026-11-09T23:28:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Jensen Huang and Alice Huang's relationship dates back to at least 2023, facilitating $7.5B+ in Nvidia chip shipments via Chinese companies since then (The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sources-jensen-huang-and-alice-huangs-relationship-dates-back-to-at",
        "published": "2026-11-10T11:45:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO’s affair with alleged spy aided US$7.5bil in China chip shipments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nvidia-ceos-affair-with-alleged-spy-aided-us-7-5bil-in-china-chip",
        "published": "2026-11-10T12:22:47.000Z"
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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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