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Report: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang targeted by suspected Chinese spy

US intelligence agencies believe a Chinese executive who did business with Nvidia's chief executive was passing commercial information to Beijing, according to a New York Times report.

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  • US intelligence agencies believe Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy who had done business with him, according to a New York Times report.
  • Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is an executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed and is of no relation to Jensen Huang.
  • Officials had previously suspected Megaspeed of helping China circumvent export limits on advanced AI chips, the report said.
  • The report offered no evidence that Jensen Huang knew of her alleged intelligence activities, and the Times could not determine what information she passed along.
  • White House officials were reportedly alarmed by Alice Huang's access to Jensen Huang given his close partnership with Donald Trump.
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Reports Nvidia CEO was targeted by a Chinese spy

The Guardian US (Politics): Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy

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The Guardian frames the story around US intelligence findings that a Chinese asset cultivated a close relationship with Jensen Huang, whose ties to Trump reportedly alarmed White House officials.

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  • The Guardian US (Politics)Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy ↗Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to ChinaUS intelligence agencies believe the Nvidia chief executive, Jensen Huang, has…
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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Notes alleged spy had close ties to Nvidia boss

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Notes alleged spy had close ties to Nvidia boss

New York Post (Politics): Alleged Chinese spy had ‘close relationship’ with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: report

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The New York Post stresses the personal relationship between Alice Huang and Jensen Huang, including photos of the pair at Taipei bars, while noting no evidence he knew of her alleged activities.

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Claims Trump was briefed on the spy plot

ZeroHedge: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Reportedly Targeted In Chinese Spy Plot
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ZeroHedge highlights claims that Trump was briefed roughly a year ago and took no action, and that Jensen Huang was never given a defensive briefing.

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