Huang's aunt and uncle were recent immigrants to Washington state; they accidentally enrolled him and his brother in the Oneida Baptist Institute, a religious reform academy in Kentucky for troubled youth,[11] mistakenly believing it to be a prestigious boarding school.[12] In order to afford the academy's tuition, Jensen's parents sold nearly all their possessions.[13]
When he was 10 years old, Huang lived with his older brother in the Oneida boys' dormitory.[12] Each student was expected to work every day, and his brother was assigned to perform manual labor on a nearby tobacco farm.[13] Because he was too young to attend classes at the reform academy, Huang was educated at a separate public school—the Oneida Elementary school in Oneida, Kentucky—arriving as "an undersized Asian immigrant with long hair and heavily accented English"[12] and was frequently bullied and beaten.[14] In Oneida, Huang cleaned toilets every day, learned to play table-tennis,[b] joined the swimming team,[16] and appeared in Sports Illustrated at age 14.[17] He taught his illiterate roommate, a "17-year-old covered in tattoos and knife scars,"[17] how to read in exchange for being taught how to bench press.[12] In 2002, Huang said he remembered his life in Kentucky "more vividly than just about any other".[17]
From that, to 7th wealthiest man on the planet.
It looks dark and ugly at the moment, but I'm betting he survives all this.
I did not read the article just the headline. I see two bad behaviours - the moral one and the other "knowingly aiding the spy" one. First one could be more common and I hope not the second one. But I held him to higher standards based purely on my perception of him .. based upon what he said in public appearances. Now I do not really know how deep the rabbit hole goes.
I don't think the second one is a big deal. There are thousand routes to get the chips without needing access to a CEO. Plus it takes a whole lot of other stuff beyond a chip to build anything that can dramatically change balance of power.
Why the need to leak intelligence to the press, if what he did was illegal they could have arrested him. Most likely some one said not an issue. And someone else disagreed.
What's surprising to me is people pretend to care in 2026. Congresscritters have long employed foreign mistresses and Chinese spies. What's the big deal with a CEO?
Huang's aunt and uncle were recent immigrants to Washington state; they accidentally enrolled him and his brother in the Oneida Baptist Institute, a religious reform academy in Kentucky for troubled youth,[11] mistakenly believing it to be a prestigious boarding school.[12] In order to afford the academy's tuition, Jensen's parents sold nearly all their possessions.[13]
When he was 10 years old, Huang lived with his older brother in the Oneida boys' dormitory.[12] Each student was expected to work every day, and his brother was assigned to perform manual labor on a nearby tobacco farm.[13] Because he was too young to attend classes at the reform academy, Huang was educated at a separate public school—the Oneida Elementary school in Oneida, Kentucky—arriving as "an undersized Asian immigrant with long hair and heavily accented English"[12] and was frequently bullied and beaten.[14] In Oneida, Huang cleaned toilets every day, learned to play table-tennis,[b] joined the swimming team,[16] and appeared in Sports Illustrated at age 14.[17] He taught his illiterate roommate, a "17-year-old covered in tattoos and knife scars,"[17] how to read in exchange for being taught how to bench press.[12] In 2002, Huang said he remembered his life in Kentucky "more vividly than just about any other".[17]
From that, to 7th wealthiest man on the planet.
It looks dark and ugly at the moment, but I'm betting he survives all this.
Wrong question. The question is, what has been his role in creating the conditions for the impending crash?
I did not read the article just the headline. I see two bad behaviours - the moral one and the other "knowingly aiding the spy" one. First one could be more common and I hope not the second one. But I held him to higher standards based purely on my perception of him .. based upon what he said in public appearances. Now I do not really know how deep the rabbit hole goes.
I don't think the second one is a big deal. There are thousand routes to get the chips without needing access to a CEO. Plus it takes a whole lot of other stuff beyond a chip to build anything that can dramatically change balance of power. Why the need to leak intelligence to the press, if what he did was illegal they could have arrested him. Most likely some one said not an issue. And someone else disagreed.
What's surprising to me is people pretend to care in 2026. Congresscritters have long employed foreign mistresses and Chinese spies. What's the big deal with a CEO?
Here's the thing though, it used to be the merest whiff of impropriety and/or treason was enough to sink a career.
Now you get elected President.