Nvidia CEO faces board probe over affair with suspected spy

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, confessed on November 8th to an affair with a Chinese executive suspected of being a spy, triggering a board investigation that threatens his 33-year leadership of the world's most valuable company. The affair involved Alice Huang, a Chinese executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, a Nvidia client. The board stated no national security or company secrets were compromised, and Huang will remain CEO during the investigation, though his future is uncertain. The scandal adds to investor concerns about the AI boom's durability and raises questions about Huang's lobbying for looser chip export restrictions to China. His relationship with President Trump and upcoming congressional briefings will face heavy scrutiny.