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Nvidia Investigates Report About CEO and Foreign Intelligence

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Nvidia is a big technology company. It makes computer chips for artificial intelligence, or AI. The company is now looking into a serious report.

The report said that Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, was a target. A foreign intelligence group may have tried to get information from him. Nvidia started an investigation to learn more about this.

People are calling this story a 'honeytrap' scandal. A honeytrap is a trick. It uses a person to get secret information from someone important.

This news has shocked the AI industry. Nvidia makes very important chips for AI. Many companies and governments use these chips.

At the same time, tech stocks are doing better. Stocks are small parts of a company that people can buy. Tech stocks had a bad time before, called a slump.

Now, many tech stocks are going up again. This is good news for investors. An investor is a person who puts money into a company.

Experts are watching Nvidia closely. The company is very important for the world's economy. People want to know what the investigation will find.

Vocabulary15 words

CEO
the top boss of a company
intelligence
secret information, often about other countries
investigation
a careful search to find facts
scandal
a shocking event that people talk about
stocks
small parts of a company that people can buy
slump
a time when prices or sales go down
investor
a person who puts money into something
economy
the system of money, jobs, and business
foreign
from another country
target
a person or thing someone wants to attack or trick
chips
small computer parts that do work
artificial intelligence
computer systems that can think like humans
report
a written or spoken story about facts
industry
a group of businesses that make similar things
recover
to get better after a bad time

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1. What did Nvidia start after the report?
2. Who was the target in the report?
3. True or False: Tech stocks are recovering from a slump.

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Nvidia is a big technology _____.

It makes computer _____ for artificial intelligence.

The report said that Jensen Huang was a _____.

A foreign _____ group may have tried to get information.

Nvidia started an _____ to learn more.

People are calling this story a 'honeytrap' _____.

This news has shocked the AI _____.

Tech _____ are doing better now.

Tech stocks had a bad time before, called a _____.

An _____ is a person who puts money into a company.

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