{
  "id": 19670774,
  "title": "Chinese 'spy' Alice Huang's firms invested in DeepSeek, promised Nvidia's Blackwell chips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/chinese-spy-alice-huangs-firms-invested-in-deepseek-promised-nvidias",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:28:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/chinese-spy-alice-huangs-companies-invested-in-deepseek-promised-nvidias-blackwell-chips/articleshow/135774367.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alice Huang, also known as Alice Wang or Huang Le, is a Chinese businesswoman with ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. Huang's alleged role in Megaspeed has come under investigation, with Singapore authorities warning her and barring her from re-entering the country due to her inaccurate information during probes. Huang's business dealings with Nvidia reportedly date back several years, involving billions of dollars in transactions through Megaspeed. The Blackwell chips, Nvidia's latest generation of GPUs and AI accelerators, are being invested in by firms linked to Alice Huang, according to a report by The Information.",
  "summary": "Alice Huang, associated with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, has drawn scrutiny over her data centre ventures. Companies linked to her invested in DeepSeek to secure Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are crucial for AI operations. In Singapore, she is under investigation for allegedly misleading authorities during inquiries into her business Megaspeed. Authorities have barred her from re-entering…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to step down in big blow to AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-to-step-down-in-big-blow-to-ai-boom-19658598",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:00:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down in big blow to AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-steps-down-in-big-blow-to-ai-boom",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: firms tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek, to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China (The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/sources-firms-tied-to-alice-huang-recently-invested-in-deepseek-to",
        "published": "2026-11-12T15:35:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "How Nvidia became so crucial to the AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/how-nvidia-became-so-crucial-to-the-ai-boom",
        "published": "2026-11-12T15:49:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}