Scoop: Commerce Department received national security warning on Nvidia CEO affair
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, multiple sources familiar told Axios.Why it matters: Lutnick oversees the agency charged with keeping sensitive U.S. technology out of the hands of American adversaries. The warning raises questions about how the department weighed potential security risks as it cleared advanced Nvidia chip sales to China-affiliated entities. Driving the news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the drafting of the memo detailing Huang's relationshi
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