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Alice Huang touted Megaspeed’s Nvidia access as US officials scrutinised chip shipments
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New reports say Alice Huang promoted Megaspeed’s access to Nvidia AI chips while seeking investment, saying the company had no problem securing GPUs and naming Alibaba as a customer. The claims add to scrutiny of possible chip diversion to China and of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s reported links to Alice Huang, who is suspected by US officials of ties to Chinese intelligence.
Megaspeed, a Singapore-based provider of rented AI computing capacity, was Southeast Asia’s largest Nvidia chip buyer. US officials asked Nvidia to audit its dealings after Megaspeed reportedly imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia had linked to its data centres; it remains unclear whether promised follow-up checks occurred. Records also reportedly show Megaspeed imported goods worth more than 1,000 times its cash on hand in 2023, the year it joined Nvidia’s partnership programme. China’s foreign ministry has rejected the allegations as groundless.
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In short
- Alice Huang reportedly touted Megaspeed’s access to Nvidia GPUs.
- Megaspeed imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia linked to its data centres.
- The claims intensify scrutiny of chip controls and Jensen Huang’s reported links.
How this story developed
- 4 hours ago Further details repeated Huang’s reported claims and brought renewed attention to her suspected Chinese intelligence links and reported relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang; China’s foreign ministry called the allegations groundless.
- 4 hours ago New reports said former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang cited the firm’s ready access to Nvidia GPUs and Alibaba as a customer while seeking investment, and records showed its 2023 imports were worth more than 1,000 times its cash on hand.
- 4 hours ago US officials reportedly examined whether Singapore-based AI computing firm Megaspeed helped divert Nvidia chips to China after it imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia had linked to its data centres.
- The Guardian Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy
- New York Post Alice Huang touted Megaspeed’s Nvidia access as US officials scrutinised chip shipments
- BBC Business Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
Full account
Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is a Chinese citizen who until recently was an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that rents out computing capacity to businesses in Asia. US intelligence agencies reportedly suspect she of working for China. The allegations have drawn attention to her reported relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, who is unrelated to her, and prompted Nvidia’s board to open an internal investigation. Jensen Huang has said he will co-operate.
The reports also raise questions about Megaspeed’s access to Nvidia chips and the possibility of unauthorised shipments to China. Bloomberg reported that Megaspeed was south-east Asia’s largest Nvidia-chip buyer and that US officials asked Nvidia last year to audit its dealings with the company as part of a smuggling inquiry. Nvidia initially said its sales were accurately recorded, although Megaspeed had imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia associated with its data centres. Nvidia reportedly said in December 2025 that it would revisit those facilities; it is not clear whether those checks took place.
Separate records cited in the reports indicate that Megaspeed imported goods in 2023 worth more than 1,000 times its cash on hand. That year it joined Nvidia’s partnership programme, which can provide partners with more direct access to the company. The Financial Times reported that, while seeking investment for a data centre in early 2025, Alice Huang said Megaspeed had “no problem securing GPUs” and presented Alibaba as a customer. The reports do not establish that chips were smuggled or that Jensen Huang knew of any such activity.
The intelligence concerns have a political dimension because Jensen Huang has publicly argued for easing restrictions on US AI-chip sales to China. US agencies reportedly believe Alice Huang encouraged him to lobby for that change. China’s foreign ministry rejected the allegations against her as unsupported. In an email to Nvidia employees, Jensen Huang acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife and apologised to his family. Nvidia said no trade secrets or US national security had been compromised. Donald Trump expressed support for Huang and said he hoped he would remain chief executive; Elon Musk and investors also defended him, describing the affair as a serious personal mistake rather than proof of disloyalty.
Where outlets differ
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The first report focuses on Megaspeed’s chip purchases, the audit request, possible discrepancies in chip counts and Alice Huang’s reported pitch to investors. The second centres on Jensen Huang’s affair, Nvidia’s board investigation, political reactions and the potential consequences for the company and technology sector.
The reports cite different outlets for key details: Bloomberg for the audit and chip-count discrepancy, and the Financial Times for Alice Huang’s remarks to investors. The second report attributes the intelligence allegations and reported briefing of Trump to The New York Times. These are reported claims, not findings established in the supplied material.
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The case for
The reported gap between Megaspeed’s chip imports and the data centres Nvidia had identified, alongside its limited cash on hand, could reasonably prompt questions about where the chips went and whether safeguards were adequate. Given the strategic importance of advanced AI chips, US officials have a legitimate interest in checking for diversion and ensuring that companies comply with export controls.
The case against
The reported discrepancies and financial figures do not by themselves establish that Megaspeed diverted chips to China or that Alice Huang had intelligence ties; the story says those questions remain unresolved. A fair assessment should distinguish suspicion from demonstrated conduct, allow for possible legitimate explanations and due process, and avoid treating reported personal links or Chinese customer claims as proof of wrongdoing.
Explained simply
Nvidia makes the specialised chips used to run artificial intelligence systems, and demand for them has grown quickly. Companies such as Singapore-based Megaspeed rent computing power built with these chips to businesses that need it, including, according to reports, Alibaba.
The United States restricts exports of advanced chips to China because they could support military as well as commercial uses. Officials have been examining whether chips supplied to Megaspeed may have been diverted to China, and whether the company’s purchases and links were adequately checked. China’s foreign ministry has rejected the allegations.
Alice Huang is reported to have promoted Megaspeed’s access to Nvidia chips while seeking investment. US officials are also reported to suspect she has links to Chinese intelligence; she and Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang have been described as having links, though the nature of those links is not clear.
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Originally published by New York Post as “Alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang boasted about Nvidia AI chip access — as US officials grew concerned about smuggling”.