Nvidia Board Probes Reports CEO Was Targeted by Spy
Chipmaker’s probe comes as the CEO admits to having an affair with the suspected spy.
Nvidia, the world's most valuable company by market cap, has initiated an investigation into whether its CEO and founder, Jensen Huang, was targeted by foreign intelligence after he admitted to an affair with a Chinese business executive. The controversy arose following reports that Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company, had a "close relationship" with Jensen Huang.
Megaspeed purchases Nvidia chips for its data centers that serve Chinese AI labs. US intelligence agencies reportedly monitored Alice Huang for allegedly selling advanced Nvidia chips to China in violation of US law and for funneling information to the Chinese government. Although Nvidia maintains it has no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the board has formed a committee of independent directors to oversee the investigation, which will examine all available information.
Jensen Huang, 63, expressed regret for his actions, stating that he was "deeply sorry" for the affair and that he will cooperate fully with the investigation.
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