Nvidia board members are investigating CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang
Nvidia’s independent directors are investigating CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive. A person familiar with the matter told NBC that U.S. intelligence agencies determined Alice Huang, a businesswoman, was a Chinese spy and that she had a relationship with Huang; the two are not related.
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TechCrunch reported that Nvidia’s independent directors are investigating with outside legal counsel. Alice Huang, a former executive at Nvidia customer Megaspeed, was believed by U.S. intelligence officials to have been recruited by Chinese intelligence to gather information about Jensen Huang and influence Nvidia’s efforts to loosen chip-export restrictions.
TechCrunch said Jensen Huang apologized to employees Sunday. Reuters reported that he told employees he had been unfaithful to his wife but gave no details. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun called the spy narrative “a groundless accusation, slander, and a smear.”
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- TechCrunch — Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutiny