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BBC Audio | Global News Podcast | Nvidia investigates CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy

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November 09, 2026 • 06:49 AM
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Was Jensen Huang, CEO of tech giant Nvidia, the target of a foreign intelligence effort?

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The US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its chief executive, Jensen Huang, had a relationship with a woman suspected of spying for China. Mr Huang apologized to his wife and his children for being unfaithful. The chip maker said it had no reason to believe its secrets or US national security were compromised. Also: an anti-terrorism investigation is launched in Poland after a mass shooting in the city of Krakow left six people dead. In Egypt two trains have crashed south of the capital, Cairo, killing seven people and injuring more than 100. South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, has recorded its worst result in local elections since Nelson Mandela led the country into democracy. The Indian capital Delhi records very poor air quality during Diwali celebrations. Billionaires on the ballot in California - should they pay more tax? And a miraculous rescue in the Pacific Ocean as cruise ship pianist is picked up by fishermen.

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Photo: Nvidia boss Jensen Huang at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, 8th October.

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