How a celebration in Singapore set the stage for the Nvidia spy scandal

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged an affair with a woman whom US intelligence officials suspect of spying for China, according to Free Malaysia Today. This claim has been denied by Beijing. The scandal occurred amidst the Web Summit in Lisbon, where the news overshadowed the event and contributed to Nvidia shares falling by more than 5% during Wall Street trading on Tuesday.

The New Straits Times reports that Alice Huang is alleged to be a Chinese spy attempting to acquire advanced AI technology from the United States. She is alleged to have founded the Singapore-based company Megaspeed International Pte Ltd, which has been investigated by authorities in the US and Singapore regarding suspected breaches of US export controls on advanced AI chips to China. The controversy has also linked Malaysia to the matter through Megaspeed’s subsidiary, Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.

The New Straits Times notes that Malaysia could face increased scrutiny from the United States over advanced AI chip shipments due to allegations that Nvidia GPUs were diverted to China. While a blanket ban on supplies is considered unlikely for now, the situation could prompt Washington to strengthen shipment monitoring, end-user verification, and export licensing requirements.

Both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that new images have revealed the extent of the relationship between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, New Straits Times, Free Malaysia Today — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.