The Economist Podcasts - When chips are down: Nvidia CEO’s risky relationship

The liaison has become more than just family business as Jensen Huang’s lover is allegedly a Chinese spy. The FBI and Nvidia’s board are investigating, but what will become of the man at the centre of the AI boom? The deadly Ebola epidemic is spreading unchecked beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo. And a rural American cooking contest reveals much about food culture.

Guests and host:

* Henry Tricks, US technology editor

* Gisa Tunbridge, Africa writer

* Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent

* Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”

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Topics covered:

* Nvidia, Jensen Huang, AI

* Ebola, Kenya, epidemic

* Roadkill, Appalachian mountains, nose-to-tail

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