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  "id": 19403127,
  "title": "Meet the former prosecutor Nvidia hired to investigate the Jensen Huang spy scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/meet-the-former-prosecutor-nvidia-hired-to-investigate-the-jensen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T22:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MarketWatch",
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meet-the-former-prosecutor-nvidia-hired-to-investigate-the-jensen-huang-spy-scandal-e8078f67?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nvidia’s independent directors have retained the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to lead an independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman suspected of working for Chinese intelligence. The inquiry will be led by Joon Kim, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who joined the firm last month. The review aims to determine if company secrets or national security were compromised.\n\nThe investigation follows Huang's acknowledgement of an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed. The Jerusalem Post reported that the relationship helped facilitate the shipment of at least $7.5 billion in Nvidia chips to Chinese firms, noting that Alice Huang and Jensen Huang are not related. While the board previously stated it had no reason to believe proprietary information was compromised, the FBI is separately examining whether the 63-year-old CEO was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.\n\nThe controversy has impacted Nvidia's market value, with Investing.com reporting that shares have fallen around 10% since Monday. Rep. John Moolenaar told CNBC that he expects answers regarding the relationship.",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Nvidia scandal rocks tech world Web Summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nvidia-scandal-rocks-tech-world-web-summit",
        "published": "2026-11-10T18:53:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Tech sector extends historic lag as Nvidia hits fresh lows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/tech-sector-extends-historic-lag-as-nvidia-hits-fresh-lows",
        "published": "2026-11-10T20:10:58.000Z"
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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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