Technology · Chips & hardware · 24 outlets (L 4 · C 8 · R 4 · 8 not rated)
Report: suspected Chinese spy had close ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, an executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed, was a Chinese intelligence asset funneling information to Beijing, according to a New York Times report.[1, 3, 4 +1] The Times reported that Huang, who is of no relation to the Nvidia CEO, developed a close relationship with Jensen Huang and met with him multiple times while under U.S. surveillance.[3, 14, 15] Megaspeed, an Nvidia cloud partner, has been accused of illegally selling Nvidia AI chips to China, sources told the Times.[1, 21, 24]
President Trump was briefed on the findings about a year ago and did not take action, according to the Times.[4, 7, 23] Nvidia disputed the report, saying the diversion allegations were "thoroughly investigated and debunked last year."[6, 11] Jensen Huang said the chipmaker's dealings with Megaspeed International were "normal and not unusual."[5]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 16 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 8 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 8 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: AlterNet (−1.16), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), International Business Times (−0.14), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox Business (+1.66), Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated Ars Technica, The Decoder, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Information, Tom's Hardware, CNET, Semafor. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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