White House clash over Nvidia customer linked to CEO affair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the White House last week over the administration's handling of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia customer linked to CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy, according to reports. Bessent pressed Lutnick on why Megaspeed had not been placed on a national security risk list or banned from buying advanced AI chips, with Lutnick responding he would look into it, Axios and The New York Times reported. Nvidia has opened an investigation into Huang, who apologized for the affair, while the company said it has no reason to believe national security was compromised. Megaspeed, which denies allegations of illegally diverting chips to China, has been under U.S. investigation since last fall, with officials urging action against the firm. The Commerce Department spokesperson denied the exchange between Bessent and Lutnick occurred.