Nvidia-skandalen: – Åpner for søksmål fra amerikanske myndigheter

Robert Næss, investment director at Nordea, mentioned that he first heard about the Nvidia scandal earlier in October. At that time, it did not seem dramatic, according to Næss. However, the situation has developed since Nvidia's board signaled that CEO Jensen Huang should be seated due to his shares. On Thursday, Huang stepped down amid the scandal that has shaken the AI giant, which until recently was the world's most valuable company.

On Sunday, Huang admitted that he had been dishonest. Alice Huang, a former head of the data center company Megaspeed, is suspected by American intelligence of being a Chinese spy. Næss explained that Megaspeed was founded in 2023, coinciding with the start of Huang's relationship with Alice. Megaspeed has been financed by China, including Alibaba, and sold data processing power to China.

Much suggests that they have sold chips to China, which is a breach of US export laws. This has opened the door for lawsuits from US authorities. Næss believes that Nvidia deliberately withheld information from shareholders. American media reported on Thursday evening that Huang has said he is willing to brief Congress on the relationship with the alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.

Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer wrote on X that the Trump administration must answer for what they knew about Huang's connection to the alleged spy. On Wednesday, Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons asked the Trump administration to preserve all documents related to the export of Nvidia's advanced AI chips to China or "devices that could redirect such chips," according to Bloomberg.

Warren and Coons addressed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. "This event raises significant concern about the federal government's ability to effectively enforce our export controls and protect our national security," the senators wrote, according to Reuters.

On Thursday, Warren said Nvidia's CEO's departure "does not absolve him," Bloomberg reported, adding that both Huang and other Nvidia leaders "still owe Congress answers about the company's failure to comply with US export controls." Warren also noted that Commerce Secretary Lutnick and his deputy Jeffrey Kessler must explain why they have not tightened the loopholes in export control.

President Trump had previously said FBI was investigating the matter. Nvidia has also launched an independent investigation. A source told Bloomberg on Thursday that the US Department of Justice is now investigating Alice Huang to uncover whether companies linked to her have been involved in attempts to smuggle products from Super Micro Computer to China.

Major companies Megaspeed and China deny the accusations. Chinese authorities have called the spy accusations "smuggling" and stated that the US must stop using allegations of spying to justify technology restrictions.