Nvidia to probe reports that Chinese intelligence targeted CEO Jensen Huang
Summary
Nvidia’s board will investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation linked to Beijing. The board said it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised; Huang will remain CEO and cooperate with the review.Key Facts
- The New York Times reported that Huang had an intimate relationship with an executive whom U.S. intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing.
- The executive was identified as Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and chip buyer; the report said the two are not related.
- Alice Huang previously worked as a television reporter in China and later became a senior executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed.
- Megaspeed bought more than $4.8 billion worth of Nvidia chips over the past two years, according to The New York Times.
- Nvidia’s board said its investigation will examine available information and that Huang supports the review.
- U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly determined that Alice Huang was providing information directly to Beijing.
- President Donald Trump said on October 31 that the administration would look into the matter; Secretary of State Marco Rubio declined to comment Sunday.
- Nvidia reported quarterly profits of $59.69 billion in August, according to the article.
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