Nvidia to probe Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy
Jensen Huang said he would fully cooperate with the investigation. Read more: Nvidia to probe Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy
Nvidia, a leading US chipmaker and a key player in the AI race, announced an independent investigation into its founder and CEO Jensen Huang following reports of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The New York Times had earlier reported on Huang's close relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and former executive of Megaspeed, a company Nvidia considers a premier business partner.
Megaspeed was under investigation by US authorities for potentially facilitating the movement of advanced Nvidia AI chips to China. Huang, in a memo, acknowledged the affair and promised full cooperation with the investigation. The affair comes at a time when the US-China AI rivalry is escalating, with multiple instances of alleged component smuggling attempts into China and Taiwan's probe into Nvidia's supplier Unimicron.
Nvidia's shares have dropped nearly 22% in the past five days due to the news, and the company's market performance has been impacted in the aftermath of the US mid-term elections.
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