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- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing an internal board investigation over an extramarital affair with alleged Chinese Spy Alice Huang
- Nvidia is the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, worth US $4.5 trillion
- Alice Huang has not been charged with any crimes
In news that has shocked the global tech industry, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing an internal board investigation over a personal relationship that has raised national security concerns. The probe prompted Huang, one of AI’s most powerful figures, to admit to an extramarital affair in a staff memo this week.
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, worth US $4.5 trillion, manufactures the cutting-edge chips powering the global AI boom.
The investigation follows a late-October New York Times report uncovering Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang (no relation), a former executive at Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed and a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. The report stated that US President Donald Trump was briefed in 2025 on intelligence alleging Alice Huang was spying for Beijing.
“I owe my family and all of you an apology,” Jensen Huang’s e-mail to staff reportedly read. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
Nvidia’s board announced the independent review “in light of recent reporting that founder and chief executive Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort”, read a statement reported by the Sydney Morning Herald. “The board prioritises US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders.”
“While the board has no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the board’s inquiry will examine all available information. Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to co-operating with it.”
Huang, who has headed Nvidia for 30 years, addressed the investigation in his e-mail, saying he would support it and cooperate fully. “I love our country and our company, and I am committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America’s national security,” he wrote. “I am proud and grateful to be an American.”
Who Is Alice Huang?
Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is a Chinese citizen and, according to Reuters, a former executive at Singapore-based data centre and cloud computing firm, Megaspeed. Operating since 2023, Megaspeed rents out computer power using Nvidia chips.
While Alice Huang hasn’t been charged with any crimes, The New York Times has reported that US intelligence had been monitoring Alice Huang and concluded that she was acting on behalf of the Chinese government. As the BBC states, it’s not clear what information Alice Huang allegedly passed to Beijing, how valuable it was or when she’s believed to have started gathering evidence. She didn’t respond to BBC’s request for comment.
The New York Post published a photo of Alice Huang and Jensen Huang sitting next to each other at a Taipei bar in June 2024. The pair were also seen together in May 2025, leaving a Taipei restaurant after a business dinner with AI suppliers.
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