Nvidia boss Jensen Huang admits infidelity, board probes affair with alleged Chinese spy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted in an email to staff that he had a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. According to Techmeme, Huang stated he takes "full responsibility" for the affair and acknowledged that he fell short of his duties to Nvidia's employees, shareholders, and board.

The situation has drawn scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Axios reports that Senator Chris Coons promised a congressional probe into the matter following reports regarding Huang's relationships. These reports follow claims that U.S. authorities had concerns regarding intelligence connections to China involving a tech executive named Alice Huang.

The Nvidia board has expressed full confidence in Huang. Both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported that the board stated it has "no reason to believe that either national security or [company] secrets were compromised."

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Techmeme, Axios — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.