US Commerce Secretary received classified memo on Nvidia CEO's alleged affair with suspected Chinese spy
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick received a highly classified memo, overseen by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, according to a report. The memo, based on surveillance of Alice Huang and an investigation into alleged chip smuggling by her Singapore-based company Megaspeed, was circulated before President Donald Trump's May visit to China. Trump was briefed on the intelligence during a refueling stop in Alaska, after initially leaving Huang off the trip's invitation list. The disclosure contradicts Trump's claim that he was unaware of the relationship during the May trip, and it has raised questions about Huang's influence over US AI policy. Trump has defended Huang, who denies knowing Alice Huang was a spy, and will not bring him on his upcoming visit to China.