How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House
Summary
Donald Trump’s close relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is under scrutiny amid allegations that a Singapore-based company helped divert advanced chips to China and that a woman linked to the company had ties to Chinese intelligence. The allegations have raised questions about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s handling of the matter and about disagreements within the administration over chip exports to China.Key Facts
- Huang had met Trump repeatedly and joined him on a trip to China aboard Air Force One in May.
- The United States has restricted exports of its most advanced processors to China since 2022, citing concerns about military and technological uses.
- Trump allowed Nvidia to resume sales of certain chips to China last year in exchange for a share of the revenue; Nvidia’s most advanced Blackwell chips remain barred from China.
- U.S. intelligence reportedly suspects Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, of links to Chinese intelligence; Beijing has rejected the allegations.
- Nvidia’s board says it has no reason to believe company secrets or national security were compromised.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick received a classified memo about concerns involving Alice Huang and Megaspeed and resisted taking action against the company, according to the account.
- The New York Times reported that Nvidia’s general counsel contacted Commerce Department investigators looking into suspected chip smuggling by Megaspeed, after which the department froze its investigation and referred the case to the Justice Department.
- Megaspeed CEO Tan Yong Pong said the company takes U.S. export-control compliance seriously and has cooperated with Commerce Department inspections.
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