What we know — and what we don’t — as Nvidia investigates an alleged spy plot involving its CEO

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged to the company's board that he had an intimate relationship with a business executive who U.S. intelligence says was gathering information for China. The woman, identified as Alice Huang, was reportedly recruited by China's main intelligence agency to target the CEO. House Republicans have called on Huang to brief Congress on the matter, and Nvidia has launched an investigation into whether he was deliberately targeted.

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5 developments
  1. Nov 5Only lean-left coverage:Nvidia CEO called in by lawmakers over ties to alleged Chinese spy
  2. Nov 7China's main intelligence agency reportedly recruited the spy who targeted NVIDIA's CEO
  3. Nov 7House Republicans Gave Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang One Week to Explain His Chinese Spy Ties
  4. Nov 8Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy when he had affair
  5. Nov 10Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future

Who covered each development

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25 sources
PBS NewsHourLean Left· 8h ago

Nvidia and Huang face lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

Ran by 5 outlets across the spectrum· The Boston Globe, PBS NewsHour, +1 more
The Boston GlobeLean Left· 9h ago

What we know — and what we don’t — as Nvidia investigates an alleged spy plot involving its CEO

PBS NewsHourLean Left· 1d ago

What we know — and what we don't — as Nvidia investigates an alleged spy plot involving its CEO

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 1d ago

What we know — and what we don't — as Nvidia investigates an alleged spy plot involving its CEO

Mother JonesLean Left· 9h ago

Trump Is Firmly in Jensen Huang’s Corner

Ran by 7 outlets across the spectrum· Philadelphia Inquirer, Bangor Daily News
Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia's future

Bangor Daily NewsLean Left· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future

QuartzLean Left· 12h ago

Jensen Huang's affair aided at least $7.5 billion in AI chip shipments to China, report says

Center

45 sources
Ran by 7 outlets across the spectrum· Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, WCBD News 2, +3 more

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia's future

WCBD News 2Center· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia's future

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future

KAAL RochesterCenter· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future

KOB 4Center· 9h ago

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future

Anchorage Daily NewsCenter· 10h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about purported spy affair

Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· KRON4, WHDH Boston, +2 more
KRON4Center· 12h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

WHDH BostonLean Left· 13h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 13h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

KOB 4Center· 15h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

Ran by 7 outlets· KYMA Yuma, KRDO, +5 more
KYMA YumaCenter· 13h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the NVIDIA scandal

KRDOCenter· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

KTVZ BendCenter· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

Local News 8Center· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

KESQ Palm SpringsCenter· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

ABC 17 Mid-MissouriCenter· 18h ago

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

Digital TrendsCenter· 14h ago

FBI looks into Nvidia CEO’s alleged spy affair as report claims $7.5 billion in smuggled AI chips to China

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29 sources
BizPac ReviewRight· 9h ago

Here’s how much Nvidia CEO’s admitted affair with suspected Chinese spy could cost him

Breitbart NewsRight· 10h ago

'The China Problem': Stock Researchers Identified Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Troubling Relationship 6 Months Ago

Washington ExaminerRight· 11h ago

What we know about Jensen Huang and the NVIDIA spy plot

New York PostLean Right· 11h ago

The truth behind photo of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Chinese ‘spy’ drinking whiskey

New York PostLean Right· 15h ago

FBI is ‘looking into’ Nvidia boss Jensen Huang’s affair with suspected Chinese spy, Trump says

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

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22 articles
VarietyLean Left· 8h ago

Nvidia Stock and AI World Rocked by CEO Jensen Huang’s Affair With Alleged Chinese Spy

Deutsche WelleLean Left· 12h ago

Megaspeed and the battle to go high-end Nvidia chips into China

The GuardianLean Left· 19h ago

Nvidia and Jensen Huang sued by shareholders over affair with alleged Chinese spy

GizmodoLeft· 23h ago

Lawyers Are Flying in Circles Above Nvidia’s Head After Jensen Huang’s Affair With Alleged Spy

Al JazeeraLean Left· 1d ago

Trump says FBI probing Nvidia CEO’s affair with alleged spy

Center

18 articles
Financial TimesCenter· 8h ago

Nvidia hires former US prosecutor at Wachtell to lead Jensen Huang probe

BBC NewsCenter· 1d ago

Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy

France 24Center· 1d ago

Nvidia: honeypot may have been aimed at 'lobbying Jensen Huang to lobby the US government'

Financial TimesCenter· 1d ago

Trump says FBI is ‘looking into’ Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

BBC NewsCenter· 1d ago

Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond

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What we know — and what we don’t — as Nvidia investigates an alleged spy plot involving its CEO

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