Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to employees that he had an affair and said he would cooperate with the company’s internal investigation into reports that he was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort. U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly suspect the woman involved of spying for China and encouraging Huang to seek looser chip-export controls, while Nvidia says no trade secrets or national security were compromised.Key Facts
- Huang said in an email to Nvidia employees that he had an affair and would cooperate with the investigation.
- Nvidia’s board said the company was investigating reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
- The New York Times reported that the woman, Alice Huang, is suspected by U.S. intelligence services of spying for China; she is not related to Jensen Huang.
- U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly believe Alice Huang urged Jensen Huang to lobby President Donald Trump for relaxed export controls on Nvidia’s sales to China.
- Nvidia said that neither trade secrets nor U.S. national security had been compromised.
- Trump said Huang was a fine and honorable person and said he believed Huang should remain CEO.
- Elon Musk and investor Bill Ackman publicly expressed support for Huang, while acknowledging the reported affair.
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