Nvidia investigates allegations tied to Huang affair

Nvidia is investigating allegations that a woman linked to CEO Jensen Huang was recruited by Chinese intelligence, amid reports of Huang’s affair with her. The allegations have renewed attention on intelligence operations that use personal relationships to cultivate sources, but the reporting does not establish that the woman was an agent or that secrets were obtained.

Nvidia said it had launched an investigation. The company also said there was no evidence that its secrets or U.S. national security had been compromised. The investigation has not been reported as complete.

The woman, identified as Alice Huang, was described by Clement Renault, a researcher at France’s Institute for Strategic Research, as holding a senior position at Singapore-based Megaspeed, a firm that did business with Nvidia. Renault said she was allegedly recruited by China’s state security ministry. The sources do not provide independently verified evidence of that alleged recruitment or establish that she gathered or transmitted information.

China denied the spying allegations, with a Foreign Ministry spokesperson calling them unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing, according to one account....