Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy following alleged affair
Jensen Huang, CEO of US tech giant Nvidia, is being investigated by the company's board after reports that Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.” The probe follows Huang admitting to having been intimate with a business executive who, according to the US, is a Beijing informant.
Nvidia, a leading global technology company, is investigating whether its CEO, Jensen Huang, was targeted by Chinese intelligence after allegations of an affair with a Chinese national, according to a report by The New York Times and a statement from the company's board of directors. Huang admitted to the board that he had been unfaithful to his wife, but did not specify the identity of his mistress or her alleged connection to China.
The company's board stated that they have no reason to believe national security or Nvidia's secrets were compromised, but a thorough investigation will be conducted. Huang expressed regret for his actions and his commitment to Nvidia and America's national security. Recently, reports emerged that Huang had close ties with Alice Huang, a top executive at Megaspeed, a company that is Nvidia's largest customer in Southeast Asia, and that she was allegedly sharing information with Beijing.
This is not the first time the US government has raised concerns over Nvidia's chips being targeted by US export restrictions to prevent China from obtaining the latest semiconductor technology.
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