Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy

Semiconductor giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation into its chief executive, Jensen Huang, after the executive acknowledged a romantic relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, suspected of spying for the Chinese government, El País reported this Sunday.

Huang, 63, sent a message to employees this Sunday in which he admitted being unfaithful to his wife. "I owe apologies to my family and to all of you... there is no excuse for what I have done," he wrote.

The story came to light last month, when The New York Times revealed suspicions that Huang may have been the target of a Chinese espionage operation through that relationship. According to the newspaper, U.S. officials concluded last year that Alice Huang, then a senior executive at Megaspeed International, had shared information with the Chinese government while working with Nvidia to build data centers in Asia.

Over the past two years, Megaspeed bought $4.8 billion worth of chips from Nvidia. According to the Times, Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the drafting of a classified memo detailing that Alice Huang had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security.

The board said it has no reason to believe company secrets or U.S. national security were compromised, and confirmed Huang will remain in charge of the company, the most valuable in the world, with a market capitalization of $4.5 trillion.

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Source: El País