Singapore firm says alleged spy left last year, launches legal review

Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed International said Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, linked to national security concerns over alleged AI chip transfers to China, left the company last year and announced an external legal investigation. Alice Huang departed Megaspeed effective August 30, 2025, with no current role, the company said, adding it runs a "legitimate and lawful business" and that media claims lack verifiable evidence. Singapore initiated a probe in February 2025 over possible false declarations, questioning Huang and withholding her passport, though no crime was concluded. US officials suspected Huang, also known as Huang Le, of being a Chinese spy, though Attorney General Todd Blanche said this was undetermined. Her reported affair with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who stepped down Thursday, intensified scrutiny. Megaspeed's assets surged to nearly $3 billion by 2024.