Short seller flagged Nvidia CEO’s Megaspeed ties before spy scandal
Original title: A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy six months before the scandal
Culper’s May 13 report alleged Alibaba secretly financed Megaspeed; chip-diversion claims remain unverified.
Six months before Nvidia’s spy scandal, short seller Culper Research questioned CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. Huang has admitted an extramarital affair, and Nvidia opened a formal investigation. U.S. intelligence officials believe she was recruited by China to gather intelligence and influence his views on AI-chip export controls. Culper alleged Chinese financing of Megaspeed; diversion claims are unverified, though the Financial Times reported Alibaba loans through subsidiaries.
Unconfirmed: Culper’s chip-diversion theory has not been independently verified, and U.S. intelligence suspicions are attributed claims.
- Culper’s May 13 report called the executives’ relationship uncomfortably close.
- Megaspeed liabilities and equity grew from $33 million in 2023 to about $3 billion in 2024.
- Alice Huang shares Jensen Huang’s surname but is not related to him.
- Culper stood to benefit financially from publishing the allegations.
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- Culper ResearchMegaspeedAlibaba
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- ChinaSingaporeUnited States
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Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
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