Huang affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia China push under scrutiny
Original title: Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutiny
U.S. officials believe Alice Huang was recruited to influence chip-export lobbying; directors and Congress are investigating.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at customer Megaspeed, and apologized in a Sunday memo. The Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence officials believe she was recruited by Chinese intelligence to gather information and influence efforts to loosen chip export restrictions. Nvidia’s independent directors are investigating with outside counsel, and Congress is demanding answers. China revenue was $7.9 billion, about 8% of total, in the quarter ended July 26.
Unconfirmed: Claims that Alice Huang was a recruited spy, and that she influenced export lobbying, are unproven; Nvidia’s investigation is ongoing.
- Huang admitted the affair and apologized to the company on Sunday.
- Alice Huang previously worked at Nvidia customer Megaspeed.
- Marco Rubio reportedly warned officials close to Trump about the relationship.
- Reuters said about 600,000 H200 chips are held in Hong Kong awaiting shipment.
- The article says Huang’s China lobbying predates their reported early-2024 meeting.
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Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U. S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to China’s lucrative AI market.
By Rebecca Bellan · techcrunch.com
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