Trump’s close ties to Nvidia’s Huang scrutinised after foreign intelligence concerns

Nvidia, the technology company, is launching an investigation into allegations that its CEO, Jensen Huang, was the subject of a foreign intelligence operation, according to the board of directors' statement released on November 8, 2026. This revelation came after Huang admitted to the board that he had an inappropriate relationship with a business executive, Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and chip buyer, who was reportedly feeding information to Beijing, as per U.S. intelligence.

Huang expressed remorse in a message to the company, stating, "I was unfaithful to my wife," and acknowledged the harm his actions had caused. Nvidia's board affirmed that they have no grounds to believe that national security or Nvidia's proprietary information were jeopardized, but the investigation will scrutinize all relevant data.

Huang, 63, pledged his full cooperation during the inquiry and assured that he would continue to serve as CEO. Previously, U.S. intelligence agencies had uncovered that Huang had formed a close bond with Alice Huang, a former television reporter in China, who later became an executive at Megaspeed, a data center company and Nvidia's significant customer in Southeast Asia. Megaspeed had purchased Nvidia's chips worth over $4.8 billion in the past two years.