英伟达CEO承认出轨被指中国间谍女子

GEOFF BENNETT: Good evening. I'm Geoff Bennett. AMNA NAWAZ: And I'm Amna Nawaz. On the "NewsHour" tonight: The CEO of Chipmaker Nvidia admits to an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy. A look at the risks to national security and the economy. GEOFF BENNETT: Congress returns to Washington after a midterm election that exposed deep voter frustration with President Trump's war in Iran. Now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces the prospect of impeachment.

AMNA NAWAZ: And young adults in Gaza pursue a college degree despite years of violence and displacement. AHMED SABAH, Student, University of the People: I don't want my life to be just a mere survival. I want to continue education. (BREAK) AMNA NAWAZ: Welcome to the "News Hour." Lawmakers, investors, and tech leaders around the world spent part of this day assessing the bombshell revelations about Nvidia, one of the world's most valuable companies, and its founder and CEO, Jensen Huang.

GEOFF BENNETT: Nvidia designs the chips and processors that power artificial intelligence, and now its CEO faces mounting scrutiny inside the company on Capitol Hill and in the courts. Following media reports, Huang admitted he was having an affair. The woman is said to be a suspected Chinese spy, raising questions about Huang, President Trump's relationship with him, and Huang's dealings with China on critical technology.

President Trump spoke about it at the White House a short time ago. And that's where William Brangham begins our coverage. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: President Trump tonight defended Jensen Huang, saying he'd learned about the allegations some time ago. DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: He's an amazing guy. I just hope it's -- I hope there's no problem. If there is a problem, we will let you know about it, but I hope there's no problem.

I believe he's suffering greatly. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The president also said the FBI is involved and that he reached out to Huang today. DONALD TRUMP: I asked him that question. Did you have any idea that she was a spy? He said: "I had no idea that she was a spy." And I really believe him. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The president's comments came in the wake of this shocking revelation from Silicon Valley. JENSEN HUANG, CEO, Nvidia: Blackwell architecture.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The head of one of the companies' most critical to the development of artificial intelligence, Jensen Huang, admitted to having an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese tech executive and suspected spy in the pink dress. There's no relation. She's an executive at another computing and AI giant, the Singapore-based firm Megaspeed, which is also one of Nvidia's largest customers. According to reporting by The Financial Times and other news organizations, the Trump administration had intelligence reports indicating Alice Huang had been recruited by the Chinese Ministry of Security, known as the MSS, to gather information on Nvidia.

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