Alleged Chinese spy had ‘close relationship’ with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: NY Times
U.S. agencies watched Alice Huang for about a year as they probed whether Megaspeed helped steer restricted Nvidia chips to China, the Times reported.
- A explosive New York Times report revealed that U.S. intelligence agencies scrutinised interactions between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang , a former executive at Singapore-based cloud provider Megaspeed suspected of being a Chinese intelligence asset.
- Federal investigators launched a probe into Megaspeed after Commerce Department officials inspected a Malaysian data center in late 2024 and found boxed Nvidia hardware suspected of being illicitly diverted to Chinese tech firms, including Alibaba, in circumvention of export controls.
- Intelligence surveillance revealed that Alice Huang cultivated a close relationship with Jensen Huang, raising counterintelligence concerns over whether Beijing sought insights into Trump administration chip policy or Nvidia’s proprietary operations.
- President Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings roughly a year ago but took no action, reportedly to avoid disrupting Nvidia’s commercial sales, destabilizing markets, or escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.
- Nvidia strongly defended its executive, stating that Jensen Huang meets with thousands of customer leaders annually, received no defensive briefing from law enforcement, and shared only standard business information—with zero access given to trade secrets or national security secrets.
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Ellis Huang, CEO of Singapore-based Megaspeed and a close associate of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, has been revealed to be a Chinese intelligence asset. U.S. intelligence authorities concluded that Ellis Huang indirectly supplied advanced AI chips to China and collected intelligence, but the Trump administration is continuing its investigation without warning Jensen Huang for economic reasons.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang targeted by suspected Chinese spy? What the investigation reveals
US intelligence officials reportedly believe a Megaspeed executive with ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang passed information to Beijing, intensifying scrutiny of suspected efforts to circumvent restrictions on advanced AI chip exports to China.
Alleged Chinese spy had ‘close relationship’ with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: report
An alleged Chinese spy developed a "close relationship" with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, setting off alarms among US intelligence officials who were secretly monitoring her communications, according to a report.
US intelligence agencies believe a Chinese spy targeted an Nvidia executive to pass business information on AI chips to Beijing, raising concerns for the White House.
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