Sources: Nvidia appealed to Taiwanese officials after its manager was charged over chip smuggling, and sought advice from TSMC, which declined to get involved (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

Nvidia Corp. appealed to Taiwanese officials after prosecutors on the island accused an employee of assisting in the smuggling of AI chips into China, according to Bloomberg. During this process, Nvidia reportedly sought advice from TSMC, which declined to get involved.

France 24 reports that Singapore-based company Megaspeed stated that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang officially left the company in 2025. Huang, who was allegedly being investigated for chip smuggling late last year, is described by France 24 as the alleged Chinese spy who had an affair with Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang.

The South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT stated that Nvidia’s existing partnership commitments to Seoul remain intact despite the departure of Jensen Huang. However, the South China Morning Post notes that uncertainties persist because remarks from Elon Musk and others suggest much of the cooperation may have been based on Huang's personal verbal commitments.

Brief written by urgent.news from Techmeme, France 24, South China Morning Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.