{
  "id": 19164052,
  "title": "Der Aufstieg von Alice Huang, der Geliebten des Nvidia-Chefs Jensen Huang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/der-aufstieg-von-alice-huang-der-geliebten-des-nvidia-chefs-jensen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:34:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/jensen-huang-und-seine-affaere-wer-ist-die-geliebte-alice-huang-ld.10058518"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Alice Huang, known as the girlfriend of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, rose to prominence in the rapidly growing AI chip industry. Originally a Chinese name, Huang Le, she first entered the workforce as a reporter for Hunan TV and CCTV-1. By the 2010s, she had become a fund manager at Shanghai Hexi Investment, eventually moving into the AI chip business through a connection with 7Road, a Chinese video game company. In 2019, Huang Le, her alleged lover in 2025, played a significant role in a $1 billion deal at a 7Road subsidiary in Singapore, which later became Megaspeed. Megaspeed, a company focused on renting out AI computing power, is a leading Nvidia partner in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite the company's small size and lack of significant gaming involvement, Megaspeed allegedly purchased several billion dollars' worth of Nvidia technology within a short period. The United States government is investigating Megaspeed for potentially smuggling Nvidia chips into China to bypass American export controls. Huang's exact role in this investigation remains unclear, with some speculating she may have been a spy for China's Ministry of State Security, gathering information about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Additionally, she may have acted as a front for Chinese tech firms. However, Huang was officially removed from Megaspeed's board in November 2023 but was still listed as the chairwoman on Linkedin in June 2024. Despite allegations of espionage, China's Foreign Ministry dismissed these claims as baseless speculation and defamation.",
  "summary": "Huang Le – genannt Alice – machte Karriere als Investmentbankerin und gelangte ins milliardenschwere Geschäft mit KI-Chips. Der amerikanische Geheimdienst überwacht die Chinesin bereits seit Monaten.",
  "key_points": [
    "Alice Huang, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's girlfriend, rose in AI chip industry.",
    "Huang Le transitioned from Hunan TV reporter to fund manager at Shanghai Hexi Investment.",
    "Megaspeed, Huang's alleged front, bought Nvidia tech worth billions, under US investigation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}