Center · Read · October 30, 2026
Oct 29 ยท The New York Times reports that a woman U.S. officials suspected of gathering intelligence for China gained access to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Nvidia responds to the report
CNBC: Nvidia responds to report Jensen Huang was target of Chinese asset, says diversion allegations were 'investigated and debunked'
Grade B (82/100). CNBC relays the Times report on Alice Huang and Megaspeed and Nvidia's response to it.
B: Leaves out key context.
- Leaves out something important (minus 18 points): omits the Times finding that Trump was briefed about a year ago and took no action, which Mediaite and Fox Business report
Splits: CNBC relays the Times report on Alice Huang and Megaspeed and Nvidia's response to it.
Same story: Mediaite, Fox Business
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