From Business Insider · Brent D. Griffiths · · 1m 10s
Nvidia CEO's affair scandal deepens with spy allegations
Jensen Huang's admission of an affair with an Nvidia customer executive has triggered investigations into alleged Chinese espionage and forced him to cancel public appearances.
In brief
Jensen Huang's admission of an affair with an Nvidia customer executive has triggered investigations into alleged Chinese espionage and forced him to cancel public appearances. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at customer Megaspeed, amid allegations she passed information to…
Huang admits affair as stock falls
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer.
Intelligence officials suspect information passed to Beijing
US intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, who developed a close relationship with the Nvidia CEO, was passing information to Beijing, according to reporting by The New York Times in late October.
Commerce Department halts Megaspeed probe
The Commerce Department stopped an investigation into Megaspeed after receiving an email from Nvidia's general counsel asking about the monthslong probe. The case was abruptly transferred to the Justice Department, The New York Times reported.
Huang cancels major conference appearances
Jensen Huang is no longer expected to appear at Anthropic's CEO forum on Monday.His name disappeared and then reappeared from the speaker lineup for ElevenLabs' conference on Wednesday.
The essence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at customer Megaspeed, amid allegations she passed information to Beijing, prompting board investigations and public cancellations.
