
Handelsblatt podcast about Jensen Huang and the development of Chinese AI stocks
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Nvidia is considered one of the most valuable companies in the world, with Jensen Huang seen as a key executive. China is investing heavily in AI technologies but is facing market corrections.
There is a serious espionage scandal at Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world. CEO Jensen Huang has had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. That sounds like the script from a bad Netflix thriller, but it represents a big risk for the chip company. Because for Nvidia, the founder and boss Jensen Huang is considered irreplaceable. There doesn't seem to be a plan for a successor. Astrid Dörner and Andreas Neuhaus from the Handelsblatt finance department explain the background to the case and the consequences for the share in the podcast.
And the focus of today's episode is about the AI boom in China. Because it's slowly starting to crack. Although China continues to invest billions in new technologies, AI stocks have recently been significantly in the red. Martin Benninghoff, the Handelsblatt correspondent in Shanghai, explains the reasons for these price changes. And he describes how experts assess the future of Chinese AI stocks.

The FBI is investigating the case of Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and a suspected Chinese spy, US President Donald Trump said at a press conference in the White House. Nvidia had previously launched its own investigation. Trump supported Huang, but left it open whether the investigation would also target the company boss. Trump ruled out a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Shenzhen as an issue.

US President Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and confirmed that the FBI was investigating allegations that a woman linked to Huang was a Chinese intelligence officer. Trump praised Huang as a "very honorable man" and said he would not raise the issue in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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