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Nvidia Hires External Counsel to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang After Affair Admission

The semiconductor giant has retained law firm Wachtell Lipton and a former federal prosecutor to lead a probe into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman reportedly linked to Chinese intelligence.

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The semiconductor giant has retained law firm Wachtell Lipton and a former federal prosecutor to lead a probe into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman reportedly linked to Chinese intelligence.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has brought in a former top federal prosecutor to investigate CEO Jensen Huang after reports linked a woman he had an affair with to Chinese intelligence. The company’s independent directors said Tuesday that Joon H. The appointment was made after it emerged Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.

On Sunday, Huang admitted to having an affair with a woman who has been connected to Chinese intelligence by reports in The New York Times and Financial Times. Nvidia Corp.’s independent board members tapped a former top federal prosecutor to help probe Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

MarketWatch reported the story as "Meet the former prosecutor Nvidia hired to investigate the Jensen Huang spy scandal." NBC News reported the story as "Nvidia hires former acting U.S. attorney to probe Jensen Huang affair."

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8 sources have covered this story, including MarketWatch, NBC News, Cryptopolitan and BBC News and 4 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 23 minutes ago.

How it spread

The New York Times reported it first, Nov 10, 2:08 PM ET. 8 outlets carried it over 2h 57m, 2 left and 6 center. Half of them within 18m.Reached 2 countries: the United States first, then the United Kingdom +16m.

Left 2Center 6Right 0No right outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstThe New York TimesNov 10, 2:08 PM ETLeft
  2. +14mBloombergNov 10, 2:21 PM ETCenter
  3. +16mFinancial TimesNov 10, 2:24 PM ETCenter
  4. +18mCNBCNov 10, 2:26 PM ETCenter
  5. +55mBBC NewsNov 10, 3:03 PM ETCenter
  6. +1h 42mCryptopolitanNov 10, 3:50 PM ETCenter
  7. +1h 44mNBC NewsNov 10, 3:51 PM ETLeft
  8. +2h 57mMarketWatchNov 10, 5:05 PM ETCenter

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    Verified

    Core event reported by 8 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    8 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

  2. [02]
    Corroborated

    Key facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.

    8 corroborating · 2 primary-source links

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