Nvidia CEO's alleged spy affair sparks online mockery

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has publicly confessed to an alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy, triggering widespread online mockery and memes. The scandal has raised concerns about market stability given Nvidia's outsized influence. Huang, long perceived as a devoted family man with his wife Lori since the 1980s, admitted to the relationship on Monday. The company has no disclosed succession plan, and its dominance in AI chips means any leadership shake-up could ripple across the stock market and countless startups. AI-generated content has fueled the internet's reaction, with Copyleaks reporting at least 70 manipulated posts on X drawing over 8.4 million views by Monday morning. Memes range from pop culture references to AI recreations of viral moments.


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