Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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


Issued on:  10/11/2026 - FRANCE24

Nvidia ⁠and its ​Chief ​Executive Jensen Huang were ​sued ‌on ⁠Monday ‌in ⁠a proposed class ​action accusing ‌them of ‌defrauding ​shareholders by concealing Huang's ties ​with ​a ​suspected ​Chinese spy. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, says that the affair "can also be about effectively lobbying Jensen Huang to lobby the US government, because he is a very powerful figure, particularly during the Trump administration, and he, for whatever reason, has been taking a position that is beneficial to Chinese development and advancement of its AI capacity".



Nvidia's Huang scandal rattles AI industry built around him


Issued on: 09/11/2026 - 

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang sits at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, and the spy scandal that erupted over the weekend threatens to shake the company at a time when confidence in the AI investment frenzy is already fragile. Taiwan-born Huang is regarded as the godfather of the AI economy, the executive every player in the industry must turn to because the technology depends on the graphics processing units (GPUs) that his company designs. 

FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.

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Wassim CORNET




Nvidia to probe reports that Chinese intelligence targeted CEO Jensen Huang


Issued on: 09/11/2026 

Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry and has pledged cooperation.

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