Nvidia probes CEO over Chinese spy link allegations

Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang. The probe follows Huang's acknowledgment of a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese businesswoman. According to El Pais English, she is suspected of spying for the Chinese government.

The Indian Express reports that Alice Huang, a former senior executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, has faced scrutiny due to allegations of links to Beijing's intelligence agency. While US spy agencies reportedly uncovered that she was allegedly feeding information directly to Beijing, Beijing has denied the claim, according to Punch. Alice Huang's professional background includes work as a television reporter for Hunan TV and CCTV, and as an assistant to the president of HSBC's private banking division.

In response to the allegations, Megaspeed stated it is committed to finding the facts and has commissioned an internal probe to be conducted by outside counsel. Regarding the situation, U.S. President Donald Trump described Huang as an "honorable guy" and stated he should remain in his position, according to El Pais English.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, The Indian Express, El Pais English, Channel News Asia — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.