Nvidia Jensen Huang Investigation

Nvidia's board of directors is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.” The announcement came after Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom, according to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing. The board said Sunday there's no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised. Nvidia has become a central player in the global race to develop artificial intelligence. The board says Huang supports the investigation and will remain CEO. Huang told employees in a letter he had been unfaithful to his wife and he apologized.

China is denying that there is any spy plot targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and is calling it a smear campaign against Beijing. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair but did not name anyone. The controversy centers on whether he drove sales of advanced computer chips to China, despite U.S. tech restrictions. The New York Times reported that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese citizen accused of smuggling chips into China. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson dismissed the spy allegations on Monday as unsubstantiated. Huang had lobbied U.S. President Donald Trump to loosen chip sales restrictions to China.

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