Nvidia's Spy Scandal: Who Is Alice Huang?

US intelligence has determined that Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, is a Chinese intelligence asset, sparking a major spy scandal. Jensen Huang has acknowledged an affair with her, and Nvidia has launched an internal investigation. Alice Huang used a Singaporean shell company, Megaspeed, to bypass US export bans and purchase billions of dollars in Nvidia AI chips. Her close relationship with Jensen Huang, including a December 2023 meeting in Singapore, helped secure Megaspeed's status as an Nvidia cloud partner, giving it access to coveted technology. The case highlights ongoing tensions in the US-China tech race, with US officials having briefed President Donald Trump on the situation last year. Alice Huang, whose Chinese name is Huang Le, previously worked in Shanghai finance and was reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security.