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The scandal surrounding the head of Nvidia could have wide-ranging implications

NPR Business·Nov 10, 2026 · 5:43 PM CT
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NPR spoke with Bloomberg tech reporter Ian King about how Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a Chinese businesswoman, whom U.S. intelligence believes was a spy, could ripple far beyond the company. King explains how unusually central Huang is to Nvidia and to the American tech industry.

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