--- title: "The Daily Brief, 2026-11-12: United Airlines restricts AI agents from booking flights" description: "United Airlines restricts AI agents from booking flights. Chinese university buys Nvidia chips despite US blacklist. Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell linked to CEO Jensen Huang scandal" canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-12 source: AI News Monitor publisher: Paciva license: CC BY 4.0 updated: 2026-11-12T12:24:59.359Z --- > United Airlines restricts AI agents from booking flights. Chinese university buys Nvidia chips despite US blacklist. Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell linked to CEO Jensen Huang scandal Read on the web: https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-12 The record behind this page is public and citable. Every figure has a dated row behind it, and the rows are at https://monitor.paciva.ai/api/ledger # The Daily Brief The 3 most covered AI stories of the last 24 hours, written by the Paciva Monitor Desk from the reporting on file. By the [Paciva Monitor Desk](https://monitor.paciva.ai/about#desk) · Published Nov 12, 7:24 AM EST ## United Airlines restricts AI agents from booking flights United Airlines has decided to block personal AI agents from booking flights on behalf of customers. The airline is taking this step due to security concerns and to prevent unauthorized access to customer accounts. The move comes as the holiday season approaches, a busy time for travel. United Airlines aims to tighten controls on third-party AI agents to address data and safety risks. 27 outlets · 29 articles · 6 languages · newest reporting Nov 12, 5:09 AM EST - [htxt.co.za](https://htxt.co.za/2026/11/united-airlines-is-restricting-ai-agents-from-making-flight-bookings/) - [bostonglobe.com](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/11/business/united-airlines-blocks-ai-agents-booking-flights/) - [marketing-interactive.com](https://www.marketing-interactive.com/united-airlines-moves-to-block-unauthorised-ai-agents-from-accessing-customer-accounts) - [thestar.com.my](https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/11/12/us-airline-united-blocks-ai-agents-from-booking-flights-ahead-of-holidays) - [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/united-airlines-moves-to-block-ai-agents-from-its-platform-over-security-concerns/article71692300.ece) ## Chinese university buys Nvidia chips despite US blacklist A Chinese university with military ties purchased Nvidia H200 chips, according to Reuters. This purchase occurred despite the university being on a US blacklist. The US had imposed restrictions on the sale of advanced technology to certain Chinese entities. The records show that these chips were acquired in defiance of those curbs. 34 outlets · 35 articles · 4 languages · newest reporting Nov 12, 4:51 AM EST - [digg.com](https://digg.com/world-business/ljwhz3eq) - [arynews.tv](https://arynews.tv/chinese-university-bought-advanced-nvidia-chips-us-curbs) - [channelnewsasia.com](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-northwestern-polytechnical-university-bought-nvidia-chips-6541951) - [chinatechnews.com](https://www.chinatechnews.com/2026/11/12/132621-military-linked-chinese-university-bought-nvidia-h200-chips-despite-u-s-blacklist-records-show) - [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/military-linked-chinese-university-bought-nvidia-h200-chips-despite-us-blacklist-records-show/article71692215.ece) ## Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell linked to CEO Jensen Huang scandal Kimberly Powell, a vice president at Nvidia, is reportedly involved in a scandal with the company's CEO, Jensen Huang. Multiple outlets have linked Powell to an alleged extramarital affair with Huang. This development follows previous reports involving Huang and another individual, Alice Huang. The situation has drawn significant attention to Nvidia and its leadership. 21 outlets · 24 articles · 4 languages · newest reporting Nov 12, 7:09 AM EST - [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/jensen-huangs-scandal-chinese-spy-kimberly-powell-and-nvidias-crisis-explained-in-10-points/articleshow/135765848.cms) - [indiablooms.com](https://www.indiablooms.com/world/after-alice-huang-who-is-kimberly-powell-the-nvidia-executive-linked-to-ceo-jensen-huang/details) - [ibtimes.co.uk](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nvidia-board-jensen-huang-future-kimberly-powell-allegation-1831805) - [freepressjournal.in](https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/who-is-kimberly-powell-all-about-nvidia-executive-at-centre-of-alleged-affair-with-ceo-jensen-huang) - [oneindia.com](https://www.oneindia.com/international/who-is-kimberly-powell-nvidia-executive-named-in-second-jensen-huang-affair-report-8257411.html) ## The day in numbers Among the 60 newest stories with coverage in the last 24 hours, by the topic that leads each one. - [Chips](https://monitor.paciva.ai/topic-chips)**36** - [General AI](https://monitor.paciva.ai/topic-general)**6** - [Economy](https://monitor.paciva.ai/topic-economy)**6** - [Policy & Regulation](https://monitor.paciva.ai/topic-policy)**4** - [Model Releases & Benchmarks](https://monitor.paciva.ai/topic-models)**2** ## Get the Monitor briefing by email The AI stories that moved, daily or weekly, with one click to unsubscribe. ## Earlier briefs - [Nov 11, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-11) - [Nov 10, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-10) - [Nov 9, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-09) - [Nov 8, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-08) - [Nov 7, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-07) - [Nov 6, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-06) - [Nov 5, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-05) - [Nov 4, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-04) - [Nov 3, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-03) - [Nov 2, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-02) - [Nov 1, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-11-01) - [Oct 31, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-31) - [Oct 30, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-30) - [Oct 29, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-29) - [Oct 28, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-28) - [Oct 27, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-27) - [Oct 26, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-26) - [Oct 25, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-25) - [Oct 24, 2026](https://monitor.paciva.ai/brief-2026-10-24)