Despite spy warnings, Trump called Huang to urge him to stay at Nvidia before resignation - report

US President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday and urged him to continue fighting to keep his position, just two days before Huang was forced to step down amid a spying scandal and revelations of extramarital affairs, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the conversation.According to the report, Trump continued defending and supporting Huang until the last moment, even though US intelligence agencies had concluded that a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship had been recruited by Chinese intelligence.Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and transformed it into the world's leading manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, has emerged in recent years as one of Trump's most prominent allies in Silicon Valley and an influential adviser on technology and artificial intelligence.According to The New York Times, Trump received at least two intelligence warnings concerning Huang's relationship with a Chinese national named Alice Huang, whom US intelligence agencies assessed had been recruited by China's State Security Ministry, which is responsible for intelligence operations, among other activities.The first warning was delivered to the president late last year, and the second came in the spring. Despite the warnings, Trump took no action against the Nvidia CEO and even included him in his visit to China in May.The report raises questions about the White House's…