{
  "id": 19119813,
  "title": "Who is Alice Huang? The Chinese ‘spy’ at centre of Nvidia scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/who-is-alice-huang-the-chinese-spy-at-centre-of-nvidia-scandal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:38:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/who-is-alice-huang-chinese-spy-relationship-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-10956251/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alice Huang is a Chinese businesswoman who has come under scrutiny due to allegations of links to Beijing's intelligence agency and her close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. She is also known as Huang Le and is a former senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based technology company. According to a New York Times report, US spy agencies discovered that Huang, a Chinese citizen, had developed a romantic relationship with Nvidia's CEO and allegedly fed information directly to Beijing. Megaspeed, Huang's former employer, stated that current leadership is taking the matter \"extremely seriously\" and has commissioned an internal probe conducted by outside counsel. Huang's background includes journalism, banking, and investment management, with a professional history spanning television reporting for Hunan TV and CCTV, as well as a role as an assistant to the president of HSBC's private banking division. Despite being related by surname, Huang is not related to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who admitted to being unfaithful to his wife and taking full responsibility for his actions. Nvidia has launched an independent investigation into the reports linking Jensen Huang to the alleged Chinese spy, promising that Huang will continue to serve as CEO during the investigation. The company's board emphasized that US national and economic security come before Nvidia's corporate and shareholder interests, commissioning outside counsel and independent directors to oversee the probe. China's state-run newspaper, Global Times, rejected the espionage allegations, accusing American media of manufacturing a fabricated spy narrative.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Eyes on Nvidia, Jensen Huang amid spying probe: The story so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/eyes-on-nvidia-jensen-huang-amid-spying-probe-the-story-so-far",
        "published": "2026-11-09T03:08:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Who is Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair and spy probe?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/who-is-alice-huang-the-chinese-businesswoman-linked-to-nvidia-ceo",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:00:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Will Jensen Huang’s rockstar reputation survive after scandal?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/will-jensen-huangs-rockstar-reputation-survive-after-scandal",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:10:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}