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Scott Bessent criticises Commerce Department over Nvidia chip exports to Megaspeed
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Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".
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Jensen Huang Chinese espionage controversy
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has become the focus of a national security controversy following allegations that he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The reports prompted an internal investigation at the tech company and triggered a sharp drop in Nvidia shares. US officials, including President Donald Trump, have addressed the allegations while prediction markets and investors monitor the fallout.
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China hawks in Washington could weaponise allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence, despite denials from Beijing, Chinese experts warn. They said controversy would give US hardliners fresh ammunition to push for tougher curbs on AI chip exports to China. One of them compared the potential fallout to the 2023 “spy balloon” incident, when the US shot down in its airspace what Beijing said was an off-course weather balloon, putting relations on ice for...
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