09.11.2026 01:10
US chip giant Nvidia has launched an independent investigation into its CEO Jensen Huang. Huang, who is alleged to have a close relationship with Alice Huang, whom US intelligence believes to have spied for China, admitted betraying his wife and apologized. The board of directors announced that there is no reason to believe that company secrets or national security were compromised.
US technology giant Nvidia has launched an independent investigation into its CEO, Jensen Huang. In recent days, reports emerged that Huang had a relationship with a Chinese person suspected of being a spy.
The board of the chip manufacturing giant stated that it has no reason to believe that the company's secrets or national security have been compromised. The board added that the CEO is determined to continue managing the company.
HUANG ADMITS BETRAYAL
On the other hand, Jensen Huang admitted that he had been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologized for hurting her and their children. Huang said, "I betrayed my wife. What I did made her and our children sad. There is no excuse for what I did. I am very sorry."
Jensen Huang said that he fully takes responsibility for his actions and that he failed to fulfill his responsibilities to Nvidia employees, the board, and shareholders. Huang said, "Regarding the national security concerns raised in the news, the NVIDIA Board of Directors has launched an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America's national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American."
In a separate statement by Nvidia's board of directors, it was stated that an investigation would be launched in light of recent reports that the company's founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, was the target of a foreign intelligence operation. The statement said, "The Board prioritizes US national and economic security, which is extremely important for the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders." It also included the statements, "Although the Board has no reason to believe that national security or NVIDIA secrets have been compromised, the Board's investigation will review all available information."
US INTELLIGENCE WAS TRACKING ALICE HUANG
According to a New York Times report based on anonymous sources, US intelligence officials believed that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Huang, was spying for China's Ministry of State Security. US intelligence agencies were tracking Alice Huang and concluded that she was acting on behalf of the Chinese government.
As a result of the surveillance work, it emerged that communication was established between Alice Huang and an American citizen whose identity was later determined to be Jensen Huang through a process known as "unmasking."
It remains unclear what information Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le) passed to Beijing, how valuable that information was, or when she began gathering intelligence. Alice Huang did not respond to the newspaper's request for comment.
Alice Huang is connected to the Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed. In a statement to the New York Times last month, the company said that its current management takes the allegations seriously and has appointed outside legal counsel to conduct an internal investigation. China, meanwhile, had previously rejected allegations of a spying operation targeting Nvidia's CEO, calling them "baseless speculation."
CONGRESS CALLS ON HUANG
Last week, members of Congress wrote a letter to Jensen Huang asking him to appear before them in light of the relationship allegations that had been raised. Three Republican committee leaders in the House of Representatives asked the CEO to attend a meeting later in the month to discuss Nvidia's "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage," given his relationship with Alice Huang.
The letter said, "Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the People's Republic of China's access to sensitive US technology and information." It also included the statements, "The issue of the People's Republic of China's infiltration and access to America's latest technology forms the basis of our three committees' investigative work in this Congress."
Nvidia is one of the world's largest companies and plays a central role in manufacturing hardware for emerging artificial intelligence technologies. The company supplies chips to leading AI model developers, including OpenAI and Meta.
We used artificial intelligence in translating this article, whose original is in English. A BBC journalist checked the translation before publication.