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Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy
Nov 9, 2026

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.


What to Know About Nvidia’s Investigation of Its C.E.O.
Nov 9, 2026

What to Know About Nvidia’s Investigation of Its C.E.O.

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the A.I. chip company, admitted to a romantic relationship with a woman who U.S. intelligence says was recruited by China’s top spy agency.


How Dong Mingzhu, China’s manufacturing ‘iron lady’, is maintaining her cool in the AI era
Nov 8, 2026

How Dong Mingzhu, China’s manufacturing ‘iron lady’, is maintaining her cool in the AI era

Dong Mingzhu chairs Gree Electric Appliances, a home-appliance giant based in southern China’s Guangdong province. Having worked her way up from a frontline sales job, she is one of China’s best-known figures in manufacturing. As a deputy to the National People’s Congress, she has long advocated for manufacturing innovation, higher incomes and greener consumption. In this interview, conducted when she was named an inaugural “Cool Leader” at an assembly of the UN Environment Programme’s Cool...


Nov 8, 2026

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.


Disaster-Prone Communities Face Cuts and Slowdowns in Federal Help
Nov 8, 2026

Disaster-Prone Communities Face Cuts and Slowdowns in Federal Help

The Trump administration is scaling back or stalling investments that help vulnerable places harden themselves to rising flood and fire threats.


Nov 8, 2026

Nvidia will investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with possible Chinese spy

In a memo to the company, Huang admitted that he had an affair.


Nov 8, 2026

If Snap’s Specs are still ridiculously expensive, they’re also a lot more comfortable than they used to be

Snap's Specs, which have been in development for many years now, are going to market this fall. Will they be a hit with users?


Nov 8, 2026

Coordinated disturbances haunt grids worldwide. Here’s how researchers solved the mystery.

Mystery solved: Coordinated power drops have been haunting power grids worldwide, but a team of researchers in Germany found the culprit.


Nov 8, 2026

Sequoia partners reportedly blindsided when Roelof Botha joined SpaceX board

A new report claims Sequoia's recent changes undo the legacy of the firm's former steward.


Nov 8, 2026

SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk, ‘the worst thing South Africa has ever done’

SNL seems to have its knives out for tech executives.


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