The AI landscape was dominated by the Wall Street Journal's investigation into a secret Nvidia chip pipeline to China and an associated Chinese spying operation, while Tesla moved to sell its fully autonomous Cybercab and Elon Musk weighed in on Nvidia's outlook without Jensen Huang.
Nvidia and Jensen Huang probe
The Wall Street Journal reported that former Nvidia boss Jensen Huang built a backdoor route for AI chips to China via Southeast Asian data centers. His affair could shut the trade, and the operation is backed by a vast Chinese spying machine, US officials worry.
Reported by The Wall Street Journal
Reported by The Australian Financial Review
Chinese spy op targets AI
The Journal also detailed a massive Chinese spy operation targeting Western tech and AI, deploying the world's biggest intelligence-gathering effort.
Reported by The Wall Street Journal
Tesla's autonomous Cybercab
Tesla opened sales of its self-driving Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals, to select customers amid a federal probe.
Reported by The Wall Street Journal
Musk on Nvidia's future
Reuters reported that Elon Musk said Nvidia will lose critical deals if it loses Jensen Huang.
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- Partly supportedNvidia’s backdoor chip route to China was exposed.WSJ.com: World News: “How Jensen Huang Built the Backdoor Route That Keeps Beijing in the AI Race.”
- Partly supportedTesla is selling its driverless Cybercab.WSJ.com: US Business: “Tesla Opens Sales Of Autonomous Cybercab For ‘Select’ Customers.”
- Not in the sourcesThe AI landscape was dominated by the WSJ investigation and Tesla’s Cybercab sales.WSJ.com: US Business: “Tesla Opens Sales Of Autonomous Cybercab For ‘Select’ Customers.”
- Not in the sourcesJensen Huang was a former Nvidia boss.WSJ.com: World News: “How Jensen Huang Built the Backdoor Route That Keeps Beijing in the AI Race.”
- Partly supportedHuang built a backdoor route for AI chips to China via Southeast Asian data centers.WSJ.com: World News: “How Jensen Huang Built the Backdoor Route That Keeps Beijing in the AI Race.”
- Partly supportedHuang’s affair could shut the trade in AI chips to China.Financial Review - Latest News: “Jensen Huang’s affair will shut back-door trade of AI chips to China.”
- SupportedThe chip operation is backed by a vast Chinese spying machine.WSJ.com: World News: “Behind the Nvidia Affair Sits a Vast Chinese Spying Machine.”
- Not in the sourcesUS officials worry that the operation is backed by a vast Chinese spying machine.WSJ.com: World News: “Behind the Nvidia Affair Sits a Vast Chinese Spying Machine.”
- Not in the sourcesThe Chinese spying operation was the world’s biggest intelligence-gathering effort.WSJ.com: World News: “The Massive Chinese Spy Operation Targeting Western Tech and AI.”
- Partly supportedTesla’s Cybercab is fully autonomous and has no steering wheel or pedals.WSJ.com: US Business: “Tesla Opens Sales Of Autonomous Cybercab For ‘Select’ Customers.”
- Partly supportedTesla opened Cybercab sales amid a federal probe.WSJ.com: US Business: “Tesla Opens Sales Of Autonomous Cybercab For ‘Select’ Customers.”
- SupportedElon Musk said Nvidia will lose critical deals without Jensen Huang."site:reuters.com/business when:1d" - Google News: “Musk says Nvidia will lose 'critical' deals without Jensen Huang - Reuters.”
