I hope this kicks the legs out from under the "circular financing"[0] that has enabled slop to permeate seemingly everything good about computing.
I agree circular financing is a problem - but the CEO will have practically zero to do with that, and that they have to play the game everyone else is playing.
There's far more serious financial fraud strategies being use, that even Elon was afraid to specify on Joe Rogan podcast awhile back - afraid it'd get him assassinated, which he said in half-jest.
And you don't think US intelligence agencies knew immediately the CEO of Nvidia was being courted by a spy - but allowed it to continue? Who knows, maybe this has all been long-term pre-planned, all part of theatre towards what end - God only knows.