Nvidia Intervened in US Probe of Megaspeed Chip Smuggling, Year Before CEO Jensen Huang Admitted to Affair with Their Executive
- On Monday, the Justice Department assumed control of the investigation into Megaspeed, a firm suspected of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, after Commerce Department agents paused their probe following contact from Nvidia General Counsel Tim Teter.
- Investigators had spent months probing whether Megaspeed illegally routed advanced Nvidia chips into China, while U.S. intelligence concluded Alice Huang, a top Megaspeed executive, was working as a spy for the Chinese Government.
- Nvidia's Tim Teter emailed Commerce Department agents in August 2025 to request meetings, prompting internal concern over potential influence by Senior Commerce official Jeff Kessler, who reports to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
- Nvidia shares fell 8.8% on Monday, wiping almost $400bn from its market value, as the company opened an internal investigation into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following his admission of an affair with Alice Huang.
- Jensen Huang faces a November 18 deadline to brief House committee chairs, while Beijing officials on Monday rejected the spying allegations as "nothing but smears against China," and President Donald Trump defended the chief executive.
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US Suspended Chip-Smuggling Probe Into Firm Linked to Jensen Huang's Alleged Spy Affair After Nvidia Intervened
A US probe into suspected Nvidia AI chip diversion to China involving Megaspeed was transferred from Commerce to the Justice Department after Nvidia contacted investigators.
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Nvidia intervened in US probe of Megaspeed chip smuggling, year before CEO Jensen Huang admitted to affair with their executive
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, accused of being a Chinese spy, though Beijing denied spy claims.
Nvidia Lawyer Cited Official to Pause Megaspeed Chip Probe
U.S. authorities and Nvidia are examining allegations that Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive suspected by officials of ties to Chinese intelligence, used her relationship with CEO Jensen Huang to gather information, while investigations have also scrutinized whether Megaspeed helped divert restricted Nvidia chips to China. Nvidia’s board says it has no reason to believe confidential information or national security was compromised, and M…
Nvidia intervened in US probe of Megaspeed, firm tied to Chinese spy suspect Jensen Huang had affair with
Nvidia reportedly got in contact with the agents at the US Commerce Department who were investigating Megaspeed, the Singaporean firm where alleged Chinese spy, Alice Huang, served as an executive. This report surfaces just a day after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confessed having an affair with Alice.
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