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Nvidia's board investigates CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a suspected Chinese spy

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First reported on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 16:17 EST by TechCrunch·Latest article on Monday 9 November 2026 at 19:01 EST

Summary

On Saturday 7 November TechCrunch reported that a US intelligence memo reportedly claimed that China's Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO. On Sunday 8 November CNBC reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces bipartisan congressional scrutiny, and Nvidia's board of directors opened an independent investigation into whether Huang had been the 'target of a foreign intelligence effort', Business Insider reported, The Verge writing that the investigation concerns Jensen Huang's relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. In a memo to staff, Jensen Huang apologized for being 'unfaithful' and wrote 'I support the investigation and will cooperate fully', Business Insider reported, The NY Times writing that Jensen Huang acknowledged being intimate with a business executive who U.S. officials had determined was working for Chinese intelligence. On Monday 9 November Nvidia stock fell 5%, CNBC reported, and The NY Times reported that a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials. President Donald Trump called Jensen Huang a 'fine person', Bloomberg reported, and said on Monday that Jensen Huang should not worry about the FBI looking into the affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese government agent, according to PBS NewsHour.

Latest: President Donald Trump said on Monday that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang should not worry about the FBI looking into the affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese government agent, PBS NewsHour reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer writing that Trump says the FBI is investigating Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese government agent.

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How it unfolded

  1. Monday 9 November

    President Donald Trump called Jensen Huang a 'fine person' and said the executive should stay on as chief executive officer, Bloomberg reported, Nvidia stock fell 5%, according to CNBC, and The NY Times reported that a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials, a handoff officials described as unusual and concerning, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, while Trump said the FBI is investigating Jensen Huang's relationship with the alleged Chinese spy, NBC News reported.

  2. Sunday 8 November

    Nvidia's board of directors opened an independent investigation into whether CEO Jensen Huang had been the 'target of a foreign intelligence effort', Business Insider reported, The Verge writing that it concerns Jensen Huang's relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang and CBS News that the board had no reason to believe that the company's secrets or national security were compromised, as Jensen Huang admitted an affair in a memo to staff, TechCrunch and Forbes reported, and lawmakers want to question Jensen Huang, CNBC reported.

  3. Saturday 7 November

    TechCrunch reported that a US intelligence memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China's Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.

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