Nvidia defends CEO’s ties to executive accused of aiding Chinese intelligence

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Nvidia is defending CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a technology executive whom U.S. intelligence agencies have accused of gathering information for Beijing, raising national security concerns as Washington and China compete for dominance in artificial intelligence.

The New York Times reported Thursday that Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, developed a close relationship with Jensen Huang while U.S. officials investigated whether she helped divert advanced Nvidia AI chips to China. The two are not related.

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