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  "id": 19747984,
  "title": "Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott asks Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testify at separate hearings in December over the Nvidia saga; Lutnick agrees to appear (Jasper Goodman/Politico)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/senate-banking-chair-tim-scott-asks-jensen-huang-and-howard-lutnick",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/12/congress/tim-scott-summons-jensen-huang-howard-lutnick-to-testify-over-nvidia-saga-01164124"
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  "summary": "Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has requested that former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testify at separate hearings in December. According to Politico, Lutnick has agreed to appear. The requests follow recent developments regarding the \"Nvidia saga.\"\n\nJensen Huang resigned from Nvidia on November 12 following a scandal involving an extramarital affair. Hindustan Times - World News reports that on November 8, Huang confessed to an affair in a memo, and Nvidia's board launched an investigation into whether he was the target of a foreign-intelligence effort. The company's board was reportedly preparing to oust him as of November 12. Hindustan Times - World News notes that Huang had been romantically involved with Alice Huang, a Chinese executive at Megaspeed, a Singaporean data-centre company. While American officials suspect Megaspeed of smuggling banned chips into China and believe Ms. Huang to be a Chinese agent, the Chinese government has rejected that claim. Live Mint reports that Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is currently serving as interim chief executive.\n\nPresident Donald Trump described Huang's departure as a \"horrible thing\" and \"so sad to see happen\" in an interview with Salem News Channel. Trump, who has had close ties with Huang, also praised the former CEO's work at Nvidia. New Straits Times reports that Huang had previously met with Trump many times and voiced support for the administration's AI agenda while Nvidia sought to sell advanced chips to the Chinese market.",
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      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Jensen Huang is a cautionary tale of putting too much power in one man’s hands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-is-a-cautionary-tale-of-putting-too-much-power-in-one",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:31:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Jensen Huang Steps Down As Nvidia CEO Amid 'China Spy' Affair Scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-steps-down-as-nvidia-ceo-amid-china-spy-affair-scandal",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:52:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia chief after alleged second affair",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T15:23:52.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "What's a Honey Trap? The spy tactic that helped topple Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/whats-a-honey-trap-the-spy-tactic-that-helped-topple-jensen-huang",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:45:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair revelations, ending 33 years at helm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/jensen-huang-resigns-as-nvidia-ceo-after-affair-revelations-ending-33",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:07:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Who is Alice Huang, the intermediary suspected of espionage behind Jensen Huang's downfall?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/who-is-alice-huang-the-intermediary-suspected-of-espionage-behind",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:08:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job ahead of resignation as Nvidia CEO: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/trump-urged-jensen-huang-to-fight-for-his-job-ahead-of-resignation-as",
        "published": "2026-11-13T02:03:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump's interactions with ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the spotlight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/trumps-interactions-with-ex-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-in-the-spotlight",
        "published": "2026-11-13T03:02:10.000Z"
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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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