What we know about the Nvidia CEO spy scandal
Reports say US intelligence officials suspected the affair when Jensen Huang was lobbying the White House to approve chip exports to China.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair with a Chinese executive, Alice Huang, in a statement to Nvidia employees on May 23, 2025. Huang, 63, wrote that his actions were "unfaithful to my wife" and that he was "deeply sorry" for his behavior. Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is a senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company spun off from a Chinese firm.
She was reportedly photographed with Huang in Taipei in 2024 and 2025, and US intelligence sources believe she was working for China's Ministry of State Security. Her current whereabouts are unknown, and her current employer, Megaspeed, denies any wrongdoing. US officials suspect that Megaspeed may have assisted in smuggling restricted chips to China, and the US Department of Justice has taken over an investigation.
The affair came to light as Huang was lobbying to allow Nvidia's most advanced chips to be sold in China, which was blocked by Trump's administration. The scandal has prompted an independent investigation by Nvidia's board, and Republican House committee leaders have requested Huang to attend a briefing on the company's security protocols in Washington.
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