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  "id": 19694024,
  "title": "After Jensen Huang is Howard Lutnick the prime target of national security inquiry?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/after-jensen-huang-is-howard-lutnick-the-prime-target-of-national",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-12T18:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-howard-lutnick-national-security-commerce-department/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the national security inquiry intensifies surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emerges as a prime target of investigation. Reports suggest Lutnick, a key figure in the flow of Nvidia chips into China, may have blocked action over the objections of fellow cabinet members and key voices in Congress. The scandal deepens with the revelation that Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy, was romantically linked to Huang and under investigation by the U.S. government. Despite repeated calls for action from both parties in Congress and multiple agency proposals, Lutnick's Commerce Department steadfastly refused to add Megaspeed, a suspected Nvidia chip diverto, to the entity list. The memo circulated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, alleging Huang's recruitment by China's Ministry of State Security, highlights the potential role Lutnick played in stalling necessary export controls. As the investigation unfolds, Lutnick faces mounting pressure from his own colleagues within the administration, who express frustration with his perceived pro-China policies.",
  "summary": "The character and conflicts of Commerce — and commerce.",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T14:19:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TechCabal",
        "title": "Jensen Huang’s exit puts Nvidia’s African AI bet to the test",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T16:04:29.000Z"
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        "title": "Jensen Huang steps down: the hands-on kingmaker behind the AI boom",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T20:22:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nvidia PE falls to 14-year low, but CEO exit and AI worries cloud the bargain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/nvidia-pe-falls-to-14-year-low-but-ceo-exit-and-ai-worries-cloud-the",
        "published": "2026-11-13T00:52:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Nvidia PE falls to 14-year low, but CEO exit and AI worries cloud the bargain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/nvidia-pe-falls-to-14-year-low-but-ceo-exit-and-ai-worries-cloud-the-19743101",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:43:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Nvidia faced pressure to boost its 25% residual value support backstop on a planned $500B AI financing vehicle with asset managers before Huang's exit (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sources-nvidia-faced-pressure-to-boost-its-25-residual-value-support",
        "published": "2026-11-13T02:11:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Nvidia PE falls to 14-year low, but CEO exit and AI worries cloud the bargain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/nvidia-pe-falls-to-14-year-low-but-ceo-exit-and-ai-worries-cloud-the-19755267",
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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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