Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang investigated over affair with suspected Chinese spy
Briefing by News4U · First published
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive suspected by US intelligence of gathering information for Beijing. The company’s board launched an independent investigation into whether Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence, stating it has no reason to believe national security or proprietary information was compromised. Nvidia shares fell more than 4 percent after the revelations. President Trump called Huang an “honorable guy” and said he had not spoken to him about the allegations. Republican lawmakers asked Huang to brief the House foreign affairs and intelligence committees next week. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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