Elon Musk and other finance moguls defend Jensen Huang after he admitted to the affair, as Trump says FBI ‘is looking into it’ Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish Donald Trump , Elon Musk and prominent finance moguls have expressed their support for embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang , as the head of the world’s most valuable chip company faces an internal investigation over a romantic relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. Trump said he has spoken to Huang on Monday as the scandal reverberated across Silicon Valley and the Nvidia CEO faced an uncertain future. Continue reading...
Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy
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- Nvidia CEO’s affair sparks Chinese espionage probe
- Trump defends Nvidia CEO amid Chinese spying allegations
- What do we know about Nvidia CEO’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy?
- Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy
- Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
- Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
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