Nvidia board probes possible China espionage as Huang admits affair
Original title: CEO Jensen Huang admits affair as Nvidia probes possible Chinese espionage
Independent directors will review available information; the board says it has no reason to believe secrets were compromised.
Nvidia said a committee of independent directors, assisted by outside lawyers, will investigate amid concern about possible Chinese espionage. The board said US national and economic security is paramount and that it has no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised. The article’s title says CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair. The US government was already investigating Megaspeed over suspected smuggling of Nvidia chips into China, after export controls and a later deal allowing older H200 shipments.
Unconfirmed: The board has not confirmed any compromise, and the affair is asserted by the article title rather than detailed in the excerpt.
- The inquiry will examine all available information, Nvidia said.
- Huang lobbied for a more permissive policy on shipping AI chips to China.
- A deal allowed older-generation H200 exports, with the US government taking a cut of sales.
- Rep. John Moolenaar said Huang should address Congress on China’s access to sensitive technology.
- Elon Musk publicly backed Huang after the reports.
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From the original article
2 min read at arstechnica.com
Nvidia is probing whether Chinese intelligence targeted its CEO through an affair.
By Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times · arstechnica.com
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