Sources: despite Trump's denial, he was told at least twice in seven months about Huang's affair with an alleged spy, including by Rubio en route to China (New York Times)
Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship …
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, who is suspected by US authorities of being a Chinese intelligence operative. The New York Times reports that despite President Trump's denials, he was informed at least twice over a seven-month period about the affair, including a reminder from Rubio while en route to China. According to the New Straits Times, the individual is reportedly a Chinese executive at a Singapore-based company suspected of smuggling AI microchips into China.
President Trump has expressed public confidence in Huang, describing him as a "great, brilliant person" and an "honourable guy." Trump stated that he asked Huang directly if he knew the woman was a spy, to which Huang reportedly replied that he had no idea. While acknowledging that the FBI is investigating the matter, Trump indicated he believes Huang will be "in good shape" and expressed sympathy regarding the effect the situation has had on Huang's family.
The scandal has occurred alongside investigations into Nvidia by lawmakers and intelligence agencies. PC Gamer notes that Nvidia's market value has seen a decrease of a few hundred billion dollars this week. The New Straits Times reports that Huang has previously lobbied the US government to allow the sale of Nvidia chips to China, despite Washington's bans on exporting top-end Blackwell and Rubin GPUs to the country due to security concerns.
Brief written by urgent.news from Techmeme, Times of India, PC Gamer, New Straits Times, BBC Technology — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
