The Rundown AI: Report: Nvidia CEO targeted by alleged Chinese spy

🕵️ Report: Nvidia CEO targeted by alleged Chinese spyImage source: Net Thunder on LinkedIn

The Rundown: The NYT just reported that U.S. officials found Alice Huang, an exec at Singapore-based data center firm Megaspeed, was allegedly passing intelligence to Beijing while keeping close ties with Jensen Huang, with Trump briefed about a year ago.

The details:It’s unclear what Ms. Huang passed to Beijing or its value, but officials worried she could offer insight into Trump’s view on chip sales to China, and into Nvidia itself. Officials didn’t believe Jensen knew of her alleged role when Trump was briefed; he never got a defensive briefing, often given to U.S. citizens targeted by spies. Megaspeed, already under U.S. probe for steering Nvidia chips to China, bought at least $4.8B in Nvidia gear via a sister firm, and remains an Nvidia cloud partner. Nvidia called Jensen’s meetings with Ms. Huang routine, saying customers get ordinary business info and “zero information relevant to national security.” Megaspeed said outside counsel is investigating and it’s cooperating with the U.S., while China called the claims “groundless smears and slanders.

”Why it matters: The report reads like a spy thriller, but nothing has been publicly proven, including whether Ms. Huang passed anything to China. The immediate fallout may hit the loophole allowing firms like Megaspeed to rent Nvidia-powered computing from Southeast Asia to Chinese AI labs — one Trump reopened but may now close.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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