A memo circulated this year and reported on by the New York Times and Financial Times claims China's Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The Financial Times additionally reported the memo alleged a romantic relationship between the two. Nvidia told the New York Times that Jensen Huang's contact with Alice Huang was 'not unusual' and that it does not share classified information with customers.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-11-07
The New York Times reports that Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore's Megaspeed, was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and potentially sway US chip export policy. The Financial Times separately reports US officials believe the two were romantically involved, a detail shared with President Trump before his Beijing trip but allegedly never disclosed to Jensen Huang himself.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-07
The New York Times found that New Matrix, a Chinese firm cleared to receive Nvidia's H200 AI chips, operates out of what appears to be an empty, gutted office space with no listing in the building directory. The report says New Matrix's owners have links to a Chinese private equity firm blacklisted by the US government since 2024, and that this is part of a broader pattern of approved buyers tied to restricted entities.
theverge.com
· 2026-11-07
Three House committee chairs have asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear at a closed-door briefing on November 18, following a New York Times report that US intelligence officials suspect he was targeted by a Chinese espionage operation. The concerns reportedly involve Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based cloud firm Megaspeed, which has purchased large volumes of Nvidia chips. Nvidia has disputed the allegations and declined to confirm whether its CEO will attend.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-11-06
The Wall Street Journal's Morning Risk Report says companies are struggling with cyberattacks as hackers increasingly use artificial intelligence tools to boost their effectiveness. The same roundup notes the FTC has alleged Amazon tripled advertising prices around Black Friday, and highlights China's growing efforts to assert control over AI development.
wsj.com
· 2026-11-06
Apple has released iOS 27.3 beta 1, which brings Apple Intelligence to users in China for the first time. The update includes features such as real-time translation, Writing Tools, visual intelligence, Clean Up and Genmoji in Photos, Mail summaries and priority messages, notification summaries, and Siri improvements like Type to Siri. Notably absent is Siri's AI-enhanced capabilities tied to iOS 27's newer additions.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
The US Space Force is considering launching five satellites into cislunar space by 2029, according to a notice sent to aerospace manufacturers reported by Air and Space Forces. The satellites would orbit the far side of the Moon and serve as reconnaissance 'seed vehicles' to shape a broader strategy for a future satellite network in that region. Major General Stephen Purdy has described the cislunar area as a potential 'warfighting domain' for the military.
futurism.com
· 2026-11-03
According to a Financial Times report, Nvidia has told data center operators worldwide that Chinese clients must not exceed 49% of their total business, with the remaining 51% required to come from non-Chinese customers. The policy reportedly applies only to new and future contracts, not existing hardware leasing deals, and was communicated informally through Nvidia's sales and regional teams rather than official documentation. Nvidia said in a statement that U.S. policy encourages cloud providers to build on American infrastructure while serving customers globally.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-03
A Chinese research vessel loitering near an undersea cable off the Philippines ignored radio contact, broadcast a false ID, and maneuvered to avoid being intercepted in September, according to Nikkei Asia. The Philippines dispatched its largest coast guard ship in response, and a Chinese coastguard vessel also intervened, with Beijing later complaining of harassment, per the South China Morning Post.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-03
A chip design firm reportedly builds deliberately weak server processors that fall below U.S. and South Korean export-control thresholds, then pairs them with high-end HBM memory from Samsung and SK hynix that is otherwise banned for export to China. The bundled chips are shipped to Hong Kong and carried across the border into Shenzhen, where workshops desolder the boards to extract the valuable HBM and discard the rest, according to The Information.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-03
China has publicly stated a plan to land astronauts on the Moon within the next three years. The disclosure marks a formal timeline for the country's crewed lunar ambitions, which have been in development for several years.
science.slashdot.org
· 2026-11-03
BYD reported selling more battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in a single month than the total number of EVs sold across the entire United States in a quarter. The comparison highlights the scale gap between China's leading EV maker and the broader US electric vehicle market.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-11-03
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