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Nvidia’s value tumbles by $330bn after ‘honeytrap’ investigation launched, as China denies spying claims – business live
BusinessThe Guardian

Nvidia’s value tumbles by $330bn after ‘honeytrap’ investigation launched, as China denies spying claims – business live

Shares in world’s most valuable company hit seven-month low after CEO Huang admits to affair, after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy Who is Alice Huang, the woman linked to Nvidia’s CEO? The AI poster boy, the ‘Chinese spy’ and Trump: how an affair may have harmed US security Huang is receiving support from some fellow tech executives, including Elon Musk. Musk commented “I agree” on a post by ​Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire that said Huang “did something incredibly dumb” that was “bad for America” but that “Jensen is irreplaceable for America’s AI leadership”. “While Nvidia has sought to reassure us all, ​there are several layers here, beginning with the unfortunate timing. “For example: The company is systemically important for tech, markets and the economy; Investors tend to struggle

Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish | Nils Pratley
BusinessThe Guardian

Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish | Nils Pratley

The chipmaker faces business risks and political scrutiny due to its over-reliance on founder and CEO Jensen Huang Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row? Too big – and too well-connected – to sack? One doesn’t have to be overly cynical to think Jensen Huang, the Nvidia boss, starts with one huge advantage as the chipmaker’s board starts its independent investigation into the alleged honeytrap spy scandal . The world of US big tech is not, to put it mildly, strong on checks and balances on a founder’s power. Huang does not enjoy the supercharged voting rights that are par for the course elsewhere – his shareholding is a plain vanilla 3.6%. On the other hand, Nvidia’s board does not appear to have spent much time worrying about succession planning and “key person risk” or other standard concerns of corporate governance wonks outside the US. Continue reading...

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