Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledges affair amid US probe into alleged Chinese spy ties

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged an affair with a former executive at a Singapore-based company under investigation over alleged links to Chinese intelligence, following reports that US officials concluded the woman was passing information to China. Alice Huang, a former senior executive at data center company Megaspeed, was allegedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on Jensen Huang and potentially steer Nvidia toward selling its top chips in China. The Justice Department has taken over a federal investigation into Megaspeed, which denies wrongdoing, and Beijing has rejected the espionage allegations as baseless. Nvidia's board has opened an independent probe, while Huang remains CEO. Republican House leaders have requested a closed-door briefing on November 18, and analysts predict multiple congressional inquiries. Trump has voiced support for Huang, calling him "an honorable guy."


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