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SINGAPORE — Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed International, under scrutiny for allegedly steering Nvidia chips to China, said on Sunday that suspected spy Alice Huang had left the firm more than a year ago. Megaspeed is suspected of helping Chinese firms get around U.S. export controls by buying Nvidia chips for its data centers in Southeast Asia and routing them to China. Its former director Alice Huang has been identified in U.S. media as an alleged Chinese intelligence asset who had a relationship with Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, who resigned as the tech giant's chief executive on Thursday. "Ms. Alice Huang officially left Megaspeed effective Aug. 30, 2025, and currently has no role with the company," the firm said in reply to an AFP query. "Megaspeed does not comment on Ms. Huang's personal and private matters." Alice Huang and Jensen Huang are not related. Beijing has denied the spying allegations. Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair in a Nov. 8 letter to Nvidia employees that did not name the woman involved. He resigned days later. Nvidia's board has sai

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing heat in Washington, including from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, over his approach to AI chip export controls amid Nvidia's national security scandal. Reports emerged this week that Lutnick took a softer line on Nvidia over the tech giant’s AI chip sales to China and failed to put the Singaporean...

Support has continued to build across the tech industry for Jensen Huang, with figures including Elon Musk rallying behind the former Nvidia CEO and an unverified online petition calling on the board to reinstate the company’s founder. Organisers of the “Stand with Jensen” campaign, who describe themselves as Nvidia employees, partners and shareholders, urged the board to “bring Jensen back while an independent investigation establishes the facts”, according to an open letter on the initiative’s...

As the technology world debates how Nvidia is likely to fare without Jensen Huang, analysts keep returning to the same analogy: the departure of legendary CEO Steve Jobs from Apple. The similarities between the two cases are clear: a top American tech company forced to move on from a visionary leader. And Apple’s history is all the more intriguing given it replaced Jobs twice – with dramatically different results. Huang resigned from Nvidia on Thursday amid media reports of his alleged...

The cryptocurrency industry is bracing for a changing of the guard in Congress, as Democrats take control of both the House and Senate with a more skeptical eye toward digital assets. After a major crypto regulation bill came up short in the Senate in September, the industry sees limited prospects for the legislation in either...

Megaspeed, the Singaporean company caught in the Nvidia controversy, has pushed back against reported claims about its supply chain practices and distanced itself from former CEO Alice Huang. The firm said in a statement on Sunday that it “conducts legitimate and lawful business” and had hired external legal counsel to investigate media reports concerning its business, supply chain and global operations. Megaspeed said Huang officially left the company on August 30, 2025, and no longer had any...

Xiaomi has teased the Xiaomi 18 Pro that may soon make waves in Philippine shores. The new device adds second screen on the back by the camera module allowing for several new possibilities with the phone’s UI. The biggest boon is you can now use the main camera as a selfie cam. The rumored 2.7″

SpaceX’s Starship aircraft successfully touched back down at a South Texas launch site Saturday afternoon — marking a historic milestone in the aerospace giant's effort to build reusable rockets.  The 170-foot-long spacecraft launched from Starbase, Texas, on Friday for its 15th flight, the Elon Musk-headed company wrote in a Saturday release. Once it got into orbit,...

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GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) called on his party's congressional leadership — House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) to "step up to the daggum plate" Saturday morning, urging the pair to pass legislation funding air travel infrastructure updates in light of Friday's nationwide ground stop. “We know that it...

MANILA, Philippines – The recent controversy surrounding the Pokemon TCG community has renewed conversation on safe spaces. You’re walking around an event, happy to see your hobby out in full display. With how frequently hobby gatherings and events have been happening, it’s no surprise that these interests would eventually be monetized one way or another.