Trump Is Firmly in Jensen Huang’s Corner

President Donald Trump expressed support for Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, saying he had called him and believed Huang did not know that Alice Huang was allegedly gathering intelligence for China. The case matters because it links a national security investigation to Nvidia, whose chips Trump considers important to US competition with China in artificial intelligence.

The FBI and the Justice Department are investigating whether Singapore-based AI infrastructure firm Megaspeed shipped Nvidia chips to customers in China, and whether Alice Huang was recruited to help. Nvidia’s board said its own review is focused on possible breaches of national security or trade secrets, but it has no reason to believe anything concerning happened. Trump had reportedly been briefed about the relationship earlier, and has previously praised Jensen Huang, who said he backed the president’s White House ballroom.