Nvidia CEO's spy affair clouds US-China talks
Jensen Huang, who built Nvidia into the world’s dominant AI chipmaker, is stepping down as CEO over extramarital affairs.
Key points
- Reuters is withholding the name of the new employee linked to Huang, but says she is an employee of Nvidia.
- Though the US Treasury secretary yesterday hailed what he described as growing bilateral engagement, that upbeat rhetoric has yet to translate into tangible progress in US-China relations.
- DW examines how losing its figurehead will affect the firm and the US-China AI race.
Beijing dismissed the Nvidia spy scandal as part of US efforts to impose a tech “blockade” on China, clouding the prospects for a summit between the superpowers’ leaders next week.
Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
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