Nvidia’s board has opened an independent investigation after reports that its chief executive, Jensen Huang, had a relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officials reportedly suspected of working for China’s Ministry of State Security. Nvidia says it has no reason to believe company secrets or US national security were compromised, but will examine all available information. The allegations come as Nvidia, one of the world’s largest companies, supplies hardware central to developing artificial intelligence technologies.
Huang acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife and apologised for the harm caused to her and their children. He said he accepted responsibility for his conduct and for falling short of his duties to Nvidia’s employees, board and shareholders, and pledged to cooperate fully with the investigation. According to reporting based on unnamed sources, US agencies monitored Alice Huang and identified Jensen Huang after intercepting communications with an American citizen. It remains unknown what information she allegedly shared with Beijing, how significant it was, or when she may have begun collecting intelligence. China has dismissed claims of an espionage operation targeting Nvidia’s CEO as groundless speculation. Nvidia’s board said it remained committed to protecting US national and economic security while affirming Huang’s continued leadership.
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