Nvidia CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy sparks Washington security crisis

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's admission of an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman suspected of espionage, has sparked a national security crisis in Washington over potential exposure of sensitive US AI technology to Beijing. US intelligence officials reportedly concluded Alice Huang spied for China, though Beijing denies the allegations. The Justice Department is investigating Megaspeed, her former employer, for allegedly routing advanced Nvidia chips to China in violation of export controls, while Nvidia's board reviews Huang's interactions. The scandal complicates President Trump's response, given his close ties to Huang and Nvidia's dominance of over 80% of the high-end AI chip market. Officials face a dilemma between addressing potential espionage and avoiding restrictions that could weaken America's AI industry and benefit Chinese competitors.