US memo alleged Jensen Huang had romantic relationship with alleged Chinese spy
The FT said a US intelligence memo alleged a romantic relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom officials believed China recruited to gather information on Nvidia.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: www.ft.com
Why it matters
The case joins two risks Washington usually handles separately: alleged foreign targeting of the chief executive setting Nvidia's lobbying position, and whether Southeast Asian cloud intermediaries can give Chinese users access to restricted US compute. The November 18th House briefing will test how Nvidia vets both its executive exposure and its largest regional customers.
US officials drafted a memo earlier this year, based on intelligence reporting, that alleged Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang had been romantically involved with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Nvidia customer Megaspeed, the Financial Times reported on November 6th. The FT said US intelligence believed Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on Nvidia.…
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