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Nvidia is under pressure after reports emerged that CEO Jensen Huang retained a public relations firm known for handling sex scandals, beginning as early as October twenty twenty five. That timing coincides with allegations that Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence operatives, and investors are reacting — Nvidia stock has slumped as questions mount about his future at the company's helm.
Turning to Washington, former Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter has launched a startup called FluxCap alongside former acting division chief Doha Mekki. The firm is using artificial intelligence to pursue monopoly cases from the private sector — a striking move that suggests the fight against Big Tech consolidation is far from over, just operating from a different address.
And in the United Kingdom, a sweeping new law targeting online pornography is drawing sharp criticism for language so broad that consensual private recordings could carry jail time. Sex workers and civil liberties advocates are already sounding the alarm, warning that vague legislation inevitably hits the most vulnerable people in any industry first and hardest.
Those are the stories shaping the conversation today. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
