Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy, disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan

Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy, disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan

The Nvidia CEO admitted to having an affair with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy.

TAIPEI - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is drawing both sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan, where he has rock star status, after dramatic revelations of his affair with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy.Whenever he visits, adoring fans and excited reporters follow, hanging on every word from the most prolific salesman of the AI boom, in a trend domestic media call “Jensanity.”Shock at news that both Nvidia’s board and the FBI are investigating to determine if Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort is palpable in the small Taipei businesses and restaurants he frequents on trips.

In brief

TAIPEI - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is drawing both sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan, where he has rock star status, after dramatic revelations of his affair with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy.Whenever he visits, adoring fans and excited reporters follow, hanging on every word from the most prolific salesman of the AI boom, in a trend domestic media call “Jensanity.”Shock at news that both Nvidia’s board and the FBI are investigating to determine if Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort is palpable in the small Taipei businesses and restaurants he frequents on trips.

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