U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications between former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a Megaspeed executive; Rubio sent a memo alerting officials.
US intelligence intercepted Huang’s communications with Megaspeed executive, Rubio took unusual step
Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang this spring; after reviewing the raw intelligence, officials requested unmasking and confirmed that the American involved was then-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Rubio subsequently wrote a memo distributed to a small number of senior officials, hoping they would know of Huang's relationship with Alice Huang when in contact with him; the memo was not prepared specifically for Trump, but he was briefed on it multiple times, and Rubio briefed him aboard Air Force One in May. Singapore AI company Megaspeed is under investigation over national security concerns, including allegations that it diverted U.S. AI chips purchased from Nvidia to China and that a former executive persuaded Huang to sell advanced chips to it; Huang has resigned over the affair allegations, whether his girlfriend Alice Huang is a Chinese spy remains undetermined, and Trump has called the matter Huang's private affair.