Trump called Nvidia CEO to urge him to stay despite spy warnings before resignation

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President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday to urge him to fight to keep his position, just two days before Huang resigned amid a spying scandal, The New York Times reported Thursday. Trump made the call despite receiving at least two intelligence warnings that a woman Huang was romantically involved with had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security, according to the report. The first warning came late last year and the second in the spring, yet Trump took no action and included Huang in his May visit to China. Nvidia announced Huang's departure Thursday, naming CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO, following revelations about his relationship with the suspected spy and another alleged affair with a company vice president. Trump has continued praising Huang, suggesting former Apple CEO Tim Cook as a possible replacement, while Congress demands an investigation into potential exposure of sensitive AI information and chip export violations.


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