Nvidia opens probe after report that CEO Huang was target of foreign intelligence

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent an email to staff admitting to a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, according to Axios. In the message, Huang took full responsibility and stated he fell short of his duties to Nvidia's employees, shareholders, and board.

Investing.com reports that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Huang was involved with Alice Huang, an executive at the Singapore-based customer Megaspeed. According to a classified U.S. government memo described by Investing.com, intelligence officials assessed that Alice Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security.

The Business Times - Companies & Markets reports that the Chinese businessperson was recruited to collect intelligence on Jensen Huang as part of an effort to learn about U.S. AI chips and potentially influence Nvidia to make its most advanced chips available to China.

Following reports of the relationship with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset, lawmakers have expressed interest in questioning Jensen Huang, according to CNBC and CNBC World. Nvidia declined to comment on the internal government memo or the claims of an intimate relationship, noting that its chief executive meets with thousands of customer executives annually.

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