Jensen Huang Watch posted an update
Semafor reports that Donald Trump was told in May about Nvidia chief Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese executive accused of links to intelligence work. The report attributes that account to The New York Times and separately says Axios reported that the commerce secretary received a warning memo.
Why it mattersSemafor also says the Commerce Department is delaying efforts to blacklist the executive’s company, which is accused of smuggling advanced chips to China. A US lawmaker is due to press the White House for updates on its investigations into the firm, the report says. These are reported allegations and questions about the administration’s knowledge, not findings that Huang or the company broke the law. The chip-control angle makes this more than Washington gossip, but the evidence and any official responses now matter rather a lot.
Discuss: Should the White House explain what it knew and when, even while the allegations against the executive and company remain unproven?
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Jensen Huang Watch
Jensen Huang Watch Update What changedThe New York Times has reported that Nvidia chief Jensen Huang had an affair with an executive who reports to him, Bloomberg says. CNBC identifies the executive as Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare, and says she joined the company in 2008.
The report concerns an alleged relationship within Nvidia’s senior ranks, not a finding about the separate security allegations involving Huang. CNBC says Nvidia did not immediately respond to its request for comment.
Both Bloomberg and CNBC attribute the account to the New York Times. The specific allegation should be understood as reported, not independently established; the reports supplied here do not include a response from Huang or Powell.
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- Nvidia CEO Had an Affair With Health Executive at Firm, NYT Says: The New York Times reported that Jensen Huang had an affair with an Nvidia executive who reports to him; CNBC identifies the executive as Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare.
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