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November 9, 2026, 11:01 AM

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Ian King / Bloomberg:
Nvidia's board launches a probe into whether Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign spy plot, saying it has “no reason to believe” that secrets were compromised  —  Nvidia Corp.'s investigation into Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy raises …
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Financial Times:
Nvidia drops 5%+ after its board opens an investigation into Jensen Huang; the company originally dismissed the interactions as “nothing unusual or unexpected”  —  Board of chipmaker opens investigation after chief executive Jensen Huang admits to affair  —  UPDATED  —  SoftBank Group Corp
Lauren Goode / Wired:
Sources: Jensen Huang hired crisis communications firm Heller as early as October 2025; an NYT report in October 2025 on his Megaspeed ties caused tensions  —  The Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.
New York Times:
Sources: Marco Rubio oversaw the drafting of a classified memo this spring warning US officials that Jensen Huang was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy  —  The secretary of state's role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by last spring …
Bill Bishop / @niubi:
Jensen Huang's affair raises questions about Alice Huang's access to his devices and Trump conversations, and represents “another successful op” for China's MSS  —  On the Jensen Huang-Alice Huang affair, you have to give the MSS credit for running another successful op.
Madison Mills / Axios:
Email to staff: Jensen Huang admits an affair, takes “full responsibility”, and says he fell short of his duties to Nvidia's board, shareholders, and employees  —  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy in a message to his company.
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Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Google unveils two specialized TPUs launching in 2027: the 8tx, to be paired with an AMD CPU, and the 8i Max, a dual-chip package for long-context window tasks  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out a broader array of artificial intelligence chips, aiming to capitalize on its rapid ascent …
CBS News:
When talking about AI safety, President Trump says “I don't mind guardrails. But I don't wanna put us in a deep second position”, and “China has no guardrails”  —  This past Tuesday, President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered an extraordinary midterm repudiation …
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
The US OCC grants Coinbase full approval for a trust bank charter; sources say it could expand Coinbase's stablecoin business and let it issue stablecoins  —  Coinbase Global Inc., the largest US crypto exchange, said a key regulator has fully signed off on its request to become …
Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg:
Nominal, which builds software to make hardware manufacturing more efficient, raised $240M at a $3B valuation, up from $1B after an $80M Series B in March  —  Nominal Inc., a startup building software to make manufacturing more efficient, has raised $240 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation …
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Reuters:
Internal EU assessment: Russia's “Operation Overload” opportunistically exploited recent French riots by spreading fabricated videos impersonating Western media  —  A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month's riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest …
Assaf Gilead / Globes:
Spines, which uses AI agents to edit and proofread amateur authors' books, design their covers, and handle their layout, raised $29M in equity and $35M in debt  —  The Herzliya-based company's platform allows authors to upload their manuscripts to the platform, where the company's AI agents edit …
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Patrick Jenkins / Financial Times:
An interview with ex-Shein Executive Chair Donald Tang who insists it was his decision to step down ahead of the troubled IPO, Shein's valuation rout, and more  —  Former chair of fast-fashion retailer on the ‘tough decision’ to step back weeks before its disappointing IPO

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