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Today · Wed 11 Nov

U.S., China should ‘harbor no illusions’ as they cooperate, compete on AI, Bessent says

AI-generated summary Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the U.S. and China should harbor no illusions as they cooperate to contain risks while competing in artificial intelligence. Bessent said the two governments established a dialogue mechanism on super intelligence to exchange best practices for testing advanced models and guard against shared risks.

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Yesterday · Tue 10 Nov

Monday 9 November

Meet Jensen Huang, Nvidia's founder and CEO

AI-generated summary The artificial intelligence boom has driven high demand for chips supplied by Nvidia, which is led by founder and CEO Jensen Huang. Jensen Huang entered Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people in 2024 as business for Nvidia reached new heights.

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Who Could Replace Jensen Huang? Nvidia Has No Formal Plan But 6 Possible Successors

AI-generated summary Nvidia lacks a formal succession plan as CEO and founder Jensen Huang faces an investigation regarding his relationship with a business executive that intelligence officials say is a Chinese spy. While Huang will remain CEO during the investigation, six potential successors are drawing attention should the board decide to replace him.

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Nvidia's CEO turmoil gives newly empowered Democrats fresh ammunition in pursuit of oversight

AI-generated summary Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces increased scrutiny from newly empowered Democrats regarding artificial intelligence development and company ties to China following recent political and personal disclosures. Jensen Huang apologized to staffers for an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a businesswoman linked to an Nvidia customer accused of helping restricted Chinese entities acquire chips.

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SoftBank faces questions on AI strategy ahead of earnings after selloff

AI-generated summary SoftBank Group faces investor scrutiny regarding its artificial intelligence strategy ahead of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday following a recent selloff in artificial intelligence stocks. The Japanese group completed a thirty billion dollar investment in OpenAI in October and holds a stake of about thirteen percent in the ChatGPT maker.

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What is MegaSpeed? The Nvidia chip buyer in the spotlight after Jensen Haung’s affair

AI-generated summary A House Select Committee on China statement on Nov. 5 identified businesswoman Alice Huang as an executive at MegaSpeed and a publicly reported Chinese intelligence asset. Committee heads requested Jensen Huang attend a Nov. 18 briefing to establish the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.

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Sunday 8 November

Trump backs Nvidia's Huang amid affair, spy investigation

AI-generated summary President Trump defended Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang on Sunday night as the company investigates his affair with a suspected Chinese spy. House Republican committee chairs have requested that Huang agree by Nov. 11 to a briefing date regarding national security controls.

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Saturday 7 November

America's newest small business owners with no employees are off to a hot start in AI era

AI-generated summary Research reports suggest that artificial intelligence codifies knowledge and aggregates information centrally, which could lead to larger average firms and higher industry concentration. AWS says its study of startup founders found that AI-native startups grew revenue an average 156 percent annually as founders scale with technology rather than headcount.

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Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers

AI-generated summary As Anthropic prepares for a potential Nasdaq debut targeting a valuation of 1 trillion to 1.5 trillion dollars, the artificial intelligence company faces public backlash following midterm elections where voters expressed deep mistrust of artificial intelligence and tech billionaires. Voters across the country strongly rejected local data center projects and swept candidates supporting stringent artificial intelligence regulation into office, creating a tougher environment for market debuts amid broader market declines.

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Friday 6 November