Nvidia board opens probe after Jensen Huang admits affair

Nvidia’s board has opened an independent investigation after CEO Jensen Huang told employees he had been unfaithful to his wife, escalating a controversy that now reaches national security and congressional oversight. The company said a committee of independent directors, working with outside counsel, will examine reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort. U.S. officials have identified the woman as Alice Huang, a former executive tied to Singapore-based Megaspeed International, an Nvidia customer that has faced scrutiny over suspected efforts to help Chinese firms obtain restricted AI chips. Huang will remain CEO while the review proceeds. The fallout comes at a sensitive time for Nvidia, whose chips sit at the center of the AI boom and whose China business already faces export-control pressure.