What the Jensen Huang scandal means for Trump and his administration

Jensen Huang's 33-year tenure as the CEO of chip-making giant Nvidia is now finished, but the political repercussions of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy are only just beginning.

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Jensen Huang, left, resigned as CEO of chip-making giant Nvidia on Thursday in the wake of allegations that a woman he'd been having an affair with was spying for China. U.S. President Donald Trump presented Huang with the National Medal of Science during an event in Washington on Oct. 8. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)

Jensen Huang's 33-year tenure as CEO of chip-making giant Nvidia is now finished, but the political repercussions of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy are only just beginning.

For Nvidia, the turmoil over the sex-and-spy scandal and Huang's resignation have cost in excess of $1 trillion US in market value. For U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, the political costs remain to be tallied.

The scandal matters because of its far-reaching implications that go well beyond tech and the stock market. Nvidia absolutely dominates global manufacture of the most advanced computer chips essential to the development of artificial intelligence.

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