# Chinese AI firms rush to secure Nvidia capacity amid US export-control fears

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Crypto Briefing, Nov 12, 2026, 1:25 AM · Read it: <https://cryptobriefing.com/chinese-ai-firms-rush-to-secure-nvidia-capacity-amid-us-export-control-fears/>

Chinese AI firms' scramble for Nvidia capacity highlights potential disruptions in global tech supply chains and market volatility.

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to remove CEO Jensen Huang after reports he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman U.S. intelligence says was spying for China, according to multiple reports. Nvidia is investigating whether Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy with whom he had an affair, the AP reported. Nvidia shares fell and its perpetual futures dropped 7% as traders reacted, according to Forbes and CoinDesk.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 12:05 AM: [Sources: Chinese AI companies are rushing to rent Nvidia compute capacity overseas amid fears of tighter US restrictions after the Jensen Huang spy scandal (Reuters)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p4>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:25 AM: [Chinese AI firms rush to secure Nvidia capacity amid US export-control fears](<https://cryptobriefing.com/chinese-ai-firms-rush-to-secure-nvidia-capacity-amid-us-export-control-fears/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  Chinese AI firms' scramble for Nvidia capacity highlights potential disruptions in global tech supply chains and market volatility.