Nvidia spy case exposes how foreign agents target America’s corporate elite: ‘He is compromised’

Reports of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s relationship with a businesswoman suspected by US officials of gathering information for Beijing have prompted an independent company investigation. The case has renewed concerns about foreign intelligence services targeting senior business leaders, whose access may extend to sensitive corporate plans and government discussions.

The New York Times reported that Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, was suspected of collecting information for China’s Ministry of State Security; she is not related to Jensen Huang. Nvidia says it has no reason to believe company secrets or national security information were compromised, and Huang will remain chief executive while cooperating with the review. He apologised to employees for being unfaithful to his wife, but the allegations have not established that he knowingly shared information.