From The Verge · Richard Lawler · · 1m 20s
Nvidia CEO's affair with alleged Chinese spy triggers investigation
Jensen Huang acknowledged a romantic relationship with an AI executive reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to spy on Nvidia.
In brief
Jensen Huang acknowledged a romantic relationship with an AI executive reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to spy on Nvidia. Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang's affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who US officials believe was recruited by China to spy on the company. Originally…
Nvidia CEO admits affair with alleged spy
Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, acknowledged a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed. US intelligence reports identified her as a spy for China's Ministry of State Security.
Who is Alice Huang
Alice Huang is a former TV reporter who became an executive at Megaspeed, an AI compute company.
Megaspeed's massive chip purchases
Megaspeed bought four point eight billion dollars of hard-to-get Nvidia chips starting around the time Alice Huang was photographed with Jensen Huang.The well-funded push appeared to come out of nowhere to many in the industry.
Nvidia launches formal investigation
Nvidia announced it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang. The Board of Directors is overseeing the inquiry as Huang sent a memo to employees acknowledging the affair.
No evidence of breach, investigation continues
Nvidia and Jensen Huang said they have no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised. The investigation continues as US officials believe Alice Huang was feeding information directly back to Beijing.
“no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised”
In short
Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang's affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who US officials believe was recruited by China to spy on the company.
