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Sex, lies and (alleged) Chinese spies: the Nvidia CEO’s affair

The Venn diagram of technology, geopolitics and national security = the Nvidia scandal. Something we didn’t have on our bingo cards for 2026: The boss of the AI firm Nvidia is being investigated by his own company after being caught having an affair with a woman alleged to be a C ... Show more

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Ash Dykes on his Congo Basin mission

Ash Dykes has five Guinness World Records. He’s trekked through some of the world’s toughest environments. And he just can’t stop. The extreme adventurer has recently completed a 700km (434 mile) journey through the Congo Basin in central Africa by inflatable kayak. It was the fi ... Show more

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