Nvidia board hires Wachtell Lipton to probe Jensen Huang's ties to suspected spy

Nvidia's independent board members have hired law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to lead a probe into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, the company announced Tuesday. The investigation will be conducted by Joon H. Kim, a former acting US attorney, following the board's Sunday announcement of a committee to examine reports that Huang was targeted for foreign intelligence. The probe coincides with Huang's admission of an affair with an executive suspected by US authorities of spying for Beijing. Huang had previously denied any impropriety in his relationship with the woman, who worked for a Singapore-based customer of Nvidia. The scandal has drawn attention amid broader US-China tensions over semiconductor technology.