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  "id": 20128321,
  "title": "‘Jensen Huang lost his mind’: how AI’s smartest man fell for the world’s oldest trick",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jensen-huang-lost-his-mind-how-ais-smartest-man-fell-for-the-worlds",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/14/jensen-huang-affair-nvidia-nightmare"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, the world's most valuable chip company, has resigned amid allegations of international espionage and extramarital affairs. The scandal has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and raised concerns about corporate espionage in the AI boom. Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife of 41 years, while reports suggest he had relationships with two other Nvidia employees. US officials suspect one of these women of spying for China's government. The resignation comes after a New York Times report detailed the allegations, and the scandal has caused Nvidia's stock to plummet. The tech industry, which has become increasingly wary of security threats, is now grappling with the fallout from this unprecedented corporate scandal.",
  "summary": "Jensen Huang’s affair with a suspected spy is Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare come true The resignation this week of Nvidia’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang is one of the most astonishing corporate scandals in memory, featuring allegations of international espionage and extramarital affairs involving one of the world’s most powerful men. As investigations mount into what went wrong at the $4tn…",
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        "title": "AI industry in uncharted waters after Nvidia chief's dramatic fall from grace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/ai-industry-in-uncharted-waters-after-nvidia-chiefs-dramatic-fall",
        "published": "2026-11-13T05:53:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "How Jensen Huang's dramatic ouster from Nvidia affects Anthropic's $1.4 trillion IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/how-jensen-huangs-dramatic-ouster-from-nvidia-affects-anthropics-1-4",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:00:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "How Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia is threatening AI-powered economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/how-jensen-huangs-resignation-from-nvidia-is-threatening-ai-powered",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "Bloomberg details web of Chinese AI companies with smuggled NVIDIA chips linked to Alice Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/bloomberg-details-web-of-chinese-ai-companies-with-smuggled-nvidia",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:58:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Life after Jensen: What Nvidia’s shakeup means for private AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/life-after-jensen-what-nvidias-shakeup-means-for-private-ai",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:19:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "Jensen Huang controversy puts Southeast Asia’s AI chip trade under scrutiny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/jensen-huang-controversy-puts-southeast-asias-ai-chip-trade-under",
        "published": "2026-11-13T18:46:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "AMD and other chip stocks slide as Wall Street rethinks the AI trade without Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/amd-and-other-chip-stocks-slide-as-wall-street-rethinks-the-ai-trade",
        "published": "2026-11-13T21:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Jensen Huang | AI rainmaker meets his Waterloo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/jensen-huang-ai-rainmaker-meets-his-waterloo",
        "published": "2026-11-14T17:43:10.000Z"
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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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