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The (alleged) spy who loved me: the Nvidia scandal - podcast
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Global technology editor Dan Milmo on the scandal rocking the world of AI: US intelligence believes the lover of Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, is a Chinese spy Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world. Its chief executive, Jensen Huang, is worth around $150bn
Global technology editor Dan Milmo on the scandal rocking the world of AI: US intelligence believes the lover of Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, is a Chinese spy Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world. Its chief executive, Jensen Huang, is worth around $150bn (£112bn). But the AI giant’s stock is sliding – and Huang’s position is under question – after it emerged on Sunday that he had been having an affair with a woman US intelligence services believe is a Chinese spy.
Global technology editor Dan Milmo talks through the scandal that has rocked both Silicon Valley and the financial markets. Continue reading...
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