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It's a weird time to be named Alice Huang. Just ask these women.

The Nvidia scandal threw tech executive Alice Huang into the spotlight. Women who share her name are feeling the impact.

The Nvidia scandal has brought attention to several women named Alice Huang. Former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang gained notoriety when she posted about her name twin on LinkedIn, which led to job inquiries. Another Alice Huang, a job seeker based in Austin, changed her LinkedIn headline to "NOT A SPY" and received multiple connection requests.

A 24-year-old from Singapore named Jensen Huang also saw a spike in website traffic after posting about the scandal, with ChatGPT estimating around 300 connection requests per hour. The widespread popularity of the name Alice Huang, ranking as the 249th most common first name in the 2020 Census, has made the women in the scandal feel the impact of their shared name.

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