Over the weekend, Jensen Huang, the chief executive and co-founder of Nvidia — which makes the chips that power artificial intelligence — admitted to having an affair with a woman who has been determined by U.S. officials to be a spy. That revelation came after The New York Times broke the story of how U.S. intelligence officers uncovered what they say was a plot by Alice Huang to use their relationship to funnel information to Beijing.Tripp Mickle, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how Beijing tried to compromise one of the tech executives closest to President Trump, and what the scandal could mean for a company with enormous influence over the future of A.I. — and the entire American economy.Guest: Tripp Mickle, a tech reporter for The New York Times.Background reading:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/technology/jensen-huang-affair-nvidia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jensen Huang’s tight grip on Nvidia presents a challenge for the company’s board</a>, which is investigating his affair with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.</li><li>Mr. Huang <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/technology/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">acknowledged having had a relationship</a> with a business executive who U.S. officials determined was working for Chinese intelligence.</li></ul>Photo: Manuel Orbegozo/ReutersFor more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.&nbsp;
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