TIME(@TIME):Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s CEO on Thursday morning following reports of two affairs—including one with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was recruited to spy for China. But the scandal goes beyond his personal life. The allegations raise questions about whether Beijing tried to influence one of America’s most powerful business leaders—and if any efforts succeeded. Here’s why the Nvidia cheating scandal is more serious than it sounds, in a minute of your TIME.

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Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s CEO on Thursday morning following reports of two affairs—including one with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was recruited to spy for China. But the scandal goes beyond his personal life. The allegations raise questions about whether Beijing tried to influence one of America’s most powerful business leaders—and if any efforts succeeded. Here’s why the Nvidia cheating scandal is more serious than it sounds, in a minute of your TIME.