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Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by this past spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.

© Lisi Niesner/Reuters

A memo circulated this past spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy.
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China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang

A memo that circulated among U.S. policymakers cited intelligence that Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who developed a relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.

© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times

Jensen Huang, an influential ally of President Trump’s, is a pivotal figure in the intense global competition for A.I. supremacy.
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Colleges Are Tempting Other Schools’ Donors to Give to Them Instead

New campuses and “we’re not Harvard” signals have drawn some wealthy donors to give to universities where they hadn’t sent checks before.

© Landon Edwards for The New York Times

Vanderbilt University has drawn big-ticket donors who previously had nothing to do with the school.
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