Nvidia probes Jensen Huang amid report of alleged Chinese chip buyer
Original title: The future of AI hinges on… Jensen Huang’s sex life?
A leaked State Department memo allegedly describes Alice Huang’s recruitment; China denies it, and Nvidia shares fell nearly 5 percent.
A Verge column says Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang after reporting that he met Alice Huang of Megaspeed, which bought $4.8 billion of restricted Nvidia chips and sells compute, including to Alibaba, from Southeast Asia. The column says a leaked memo overseen by Marco Rubio alleged Chinese Ministry of State Security recruitment; China denies it. Huang emailed Nvidia colleagues admitting he had been unfaithful. Nvidia’s spokesman told The New York Times the company does not disclose classified information to customers.
Unconfirmed: The recruitment, relationship, and espionage claims come from a leaked memo and reporting; China denies them.
- Megaspeed reportedly bought $4.8 billion of Nvidia chips and has offices in Singapore and Indonesia.
- Rubio circulated the memo in May, before President Trump’s China trip, the column says.
- Huang has 60 direct reports, and relatives hold Nvidia jobs, the column says.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren is described as angry after Democrats returned to power.
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Step 1. Cut a hole in the box. | Image: The Verge I would prefer that these people's sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident.
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