Nvidia CEO's China ties threaten US AI edge after spy scandal

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces scrutiny from his company and Congress over a romantic relationship with a woman suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence, potentially threatening the US advantage in artificial intelligence. US officials are uncertain how to respond, as any information already obtained by China could endanger national security. The woman, Alice Huang, leads Megaspeed, a data-center builder with financial links to China's defense sector through investments in a subsidiary of China Electronics Technology Group. US intelligence suggests these contacts may have been used to obtain confidential AI technology information and circumvent export restrictions. The FBI is investigating the matter, and President Donald Trump said he fully believes Huang's denial of knowing she was a spy. China's foreign ministry rejected the allegations as unfounded, while the situation has intensified US-China tensions over AI dominance.