Newshour - Political fallout from AI chip spying scandal
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blamed Howard Lutnick's Commerce Department for failing to properly oversee the export of high-spec AI chips, as the fallout from the Nvidia scandal widens to President Donald Trump's cabinet. Pressure is building on Mr Lutnick from across the political spectrum to explain his department's actions.
Also in the programme: Another tech giant stumbles: a 24 hour outage leaves millions of Microsoft users high and dry; and how testing for subtle changes in speech could predict dementia decades in advance.
(Photo: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says some parts of the administration want more controls on trade with the firm Megaspeed. Jensen Huang was ousted as Nvidia CEO after revelations he had an affair with a businesswoman who was also allegedly a Chinese spy. Megaspeed is the firm she worked for. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Published on Friday, 13th November 2026.
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