Lutnick to Testify in Senate After Nvidia CEO Affair

First reported by Engadget at Thu 8:04 AM · 15 outlets in all

1. Daily Signal27mLutnick to Testify in Senate After Nvidia CEO AffairCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before the Senate Banking Committee after a top tech executive’s scandal raised questions about China’s access to sensitive U.S. technology. “He proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before Congress,” Commerce spokeswoman Kristen Eichamer told the Daily Signal on Friday. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepped down on Thursday after reports that...
2. NY Post3hCommerce Dept’s Howard Lutnick to testify before Senate about Nvidia, Megaspeed fiascoEmbattled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to testify before the Senate about his agency’s handling of AI chip export controls.
3. NBC News6hLutnick agrees to testify about Nvidia and Microsoft outage hits millions: Morning RundownCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to testify before a Senate committee about Nvidia.
4. Fortune(subscription required)6hSenate Banking Committee asks Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testify over ‘significant national security concerns’ next month, or face subpoenasThe committee is "seeking answers to questions that raise grave national security concerns."
5. CNBC7hNvidia scandal draws in Commerce Secretary Lutnick, who reportedly agrees to testify about China chip salesCommerce Secretary Lutnick will testify before the Senate Banking Committee following revelations about Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
6. Al Jazeera10hUS Senate summons Nvidia’s Huang, Lutnick to testifyThe Banking Committee says the ex-tech CEO and the commerce secretary could face legal action if they fail to appear.
7. Techmeme15hSenate Banking Chair Tim Scott asks Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testify at separate hearings in December over the Nvidia saga; Lutnick agrees to appear (Jasper Goodman/Politico)
8. Yahoo News18hSenate Banking Committee chair calls on Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testifyBy David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Nov 12 - US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters on Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Nvidia's former ‌CEO Jensen Huang asking them to testify over recent developments at the company.Huang ‌stepped down from Nvidia, one of the major engines behind the AI boom, after reports of a romantic relationship ​with a businesswoman named Alice Huang whom US authorities suspect of spying for the Chinese government.In addition, a growing number of lawmakers have criticized Lutnick for the administration's refusal to add dozens of Chinese…
9. BBC19hEx-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spyHuang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
10. The Hill21hJim Banks calls for Lutnick to testify on Nvidia CEO controversy, alleging ‘loophole’ useSen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify regarding his involvement with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, accusing Lutnick of using a “loophole.” “This news is as concerning as it gets,” Banks said Thursday during an appearance on Fox News. “When you’re in a war…
11. Forbes22hLutnick Should Testify ‘ASAP’ About Nvidia And Huang, GOP Sen. Jim Banks SaysA growing bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has raised questions about why Lutnick agreed to allow Nvidia to sell chips to China.
12. Engadget24hEx-NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is set to testify before Congress this monthHouse Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast said a hearing with Jensen Huang will take place before Thanksgiving.
13. CBS News25hGOP lawmakers press Huang and Lutnick to testify over NvidiaRepublicans on Capitol Hill are negotiating for now-resigned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang​ to appear before Congress.
14. Crypto Briefing27hNvidia CEO Jensen Huang may testify before Congress amid espionage concernsNvidia's handling of espionage concerns and CEO's potential testimony may significantly influence market confidence and regulatory perceptions.
15. MS NOW28hNvidia CEO Jensen Huang agrees to testify to Congress after resignation, key House member saysReports say the artificial intelligence pioneer, who resigned Thursday, admitted to two extramarital affairs, including with a woman U.S. intelligence reportedly suspected was a Chinese spy.