# Nvidia opens investigation into CEO's alleged spy contact

> Nvidia launches independent inquiry after reports that CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a Chinese intelligence operative.
- Title: Nvidia opens investigation into CEO's alleged spy contact
- Summary: Nvidia launches independent inquiry after reports that CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a Chinese intelligence operative.
- Keywords: nvidia, jensen huang, foreign intelligence, china, state security, white house, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/08/nvidia-jensen-huang-investigation
- Author: Guardian staff and agencies
- Published: 2026-11-08T21:00:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nvidia, jensen huang, foreign intelligence, china, state security, white house, news, world
## Nvidia launches security investigation
Nvidia said on Sunday it is initiating an independent investigation after reports that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
## Huang admits to relationship with suspected spy
Axios reported Huang admitted in a draft email to having a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.I was unfaithful to my wife.My actions hurt her and our children.

> I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.
## Congress demands briefing on spy allegations
Top Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives called on Huang to brief Congress this month about a New York Times report in October alleging he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman…
## Huang attended White House dinner despite concerns
A memo by US secretary of state Marco Rubio circulated among Trump administration policymakers last spring, citing intelligence the businesswoman was a Chinese spy.
## Key takeaway

Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang after reports he had a relationship with a Chinese spy, though the company says it has no evidence of security breaches.