Commerce Department Halted Megaspeed Chip Probe After Nvidia Outreach, NYT Reports
The pause followed Nvidia outreach as investigators examined whether Megaspeed diverted restricted AI chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter.
- On Monday, the Justice Department ordered the Commerce Department to pause its investigation into whether Singaporean firm Megaspeed smuggled Nvidia chips into China, following an inquiry from an Nvidia representative during the probe.
- Commerce Department officials began investigating Megaspeed for suspected chip smuggling in September 2024, a probe that later intersected with an affair between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy.
- In late summer 2025, Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter contacted Commerce Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler to discuss the investigation; sources told the NYT that Kessler may have "opened himself to accusations of undue influence and potentially jeopardized his department's work."
- The inquiry was transferred to the Justice Department following the intervention to protect its integrity, as President Trump recently confirmed the "FBI's looking into it in terms of something else," signaling broader federal scrutiny.
- Jensen Huang admitted to his infidelity on Sunday, triggering a media circus and market volatility; Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously knew of a "highly classified memo" from this spring that warned administration officials of the affair.
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Nvidia's Singapore-based client bought data center chips and, as reported by the *New York Times* on November 9. U.S. authorities were concerned that Megaspeed was illegally sending sophisticated chips to China.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has postponed efforts to include in a black list, trade restrictions, Megaspeed, a company linked to the alleged Chinese spy who had a love affair with Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang. This occurs despite fears that the firm was smuggling tip chips to China. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
Reports have emerged that Alice Huang, known to be in a romantic relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, used her connections to siphon off U.S.-made artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to China amounting to at least $7.5 billion (10 trillion won). On the 10th (local time), the U.S. IT news outlet The Information reported, “Hwang
Howard Lutnick in hot seat over secret warning on Nvidia CEO’s suspected spy lover: report
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick received a sensitive warning about Nvidia's CEO before his agency signed off on chip sales tied to China.Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo detailing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a woman U.S. intelligence officials suspect of spyin...
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US officials face mounting scrutiny over intelligence that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. While President Trump denied prior knowledge of the memo, lawmakers have demanded answers and launched investigations into national security and advanced chip exports.
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