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US lawmakers are seeking answers about what the administration knew of Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman suspected by US intelligence of spying for China, TRT World reports. The FBI is investigating the allegation; Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department had not reached a conclusion about whether she was a spy.

The inquiry also reaches Nvidia’s chip exports to China. Democratic lawmakers say they are investigating the administration’s approval and taxation of exports, while three Republican House committee chairs had already sought a closed-door meeting with Huang. That makes this more than a question about one executive’s conduct: Congress is also examining decisions affecting access to advanced AI chips. The allegations remain allegations, not findings.

Discuss: Should congressional scrutiny focus on the alleged personal-security breach, or on the government’s decisions about chip exports to China?

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