Nvidia opens probe after spy claims tied CEO to China operative

Nvidia has opened an internal investigation after reports that CEO Jensen Huang had a close relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed whom US intelligence assessed was working for China’s Ministry of State Security. The board said it had no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, but would review all available information. The allegations center on whether the relationship could have helped China gain insight into Nvidia’s AI chips or influence efforts to expand chip access to China. Three Republican House committee leaders have asked Jensen Huang to give a closed-door briefing later this month on his interactions with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage.