Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy
Elon Musk and other finance moguls defend Jensen Huang after he admitted to the affair in an email to employees Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish Donald Trump, Elon Musk and prominent finance moguls have expressed their support for embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, as the head of the world’s most valuable chip company faces an internal investigation over a romantic…
Elon Musk and other finance moguls have rallied behind Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid allegations he had an affair with Alice Huang, a woman suspected of spying for China. Huang admitted to the affair in an email to employees and said he would cooperate with an internal investigation. The chip-maker's board stated they need to conduct succession planning.
Donald Trump expressed support for Huang, calling him "a fine person" and "an honorable guy." Trump also suggested the affair was a personal lapse, hoping everything is fine. Huang, who has been married since 1985, is accused of having a relationship with Alice Huang, a businesswoman US intelligence services suspect of working with Beijing to pressure Nvidia to lobby for relaxed export controls.
Nvidia maintains no trade secrets or national security were compromised. Critics argue the scandal could have serious implications for Nvidia and the tech industry.
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