Nvidia preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang: report

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Nvidia’s board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang following two extramarital affairs. One of these affairs involved Alice Huang, a Singapore-based Chinese businesswoman and CEO known also as Huang Le. According to The New York Times, U.S. authorities concluded that Alice Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset who passed information to Beijing while developing a close relationship with the Nvidia CEO.

Alice Huang previously held senior roles at a Shanghai investment firm and is the controlling shareholder of Megaspeed International, a cloud-computing company that is an official partner of Nvidia. The New York Times reported that she was recruited to influence Nvidia to make its advanced chips more available in China. Megaspeed was also reportedly under U.S. investigation regarding whether it helped Chinese customers obtain Nvidia chips subject to export controls.

France 24 reports that Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, noting that the two are not related. While the intelligence allegations regarding Alice Huang have been reported by several outlets, Reuters stated it could not independently verify the intelligence claim, which China has denied.

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