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Nvidia responds to report Jensen Huang was target of Chinese asset, says diversion allegations were 'investigated and debunked'

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Nvidia disputed a New York Times report that U.S. intelligence agencies surveilled a person close to CEO Jensen Huang over concerns she could be a Chinese spy.

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All six outlets frame the item as a reported or possible spy plot involving Jensen Huang and a tech executive described as suspected of passing information to China. TechCrunch and NBC News stress that the claim comes from a New York Times report, while NBC News also notes it has not independently confirmed the details. CNBC is alone in foregrounding Nvidia’s response, saying the company disputed the report and called the diversion allegations investigated and debunked, and Engadget alone mentions that Trump reportedly did nothing in response.

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