Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to an extramarital affair with an executive suspected of spying for China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted on Sunday to an extramarital affair with a Chinese executive suspected of spying for Beijing; the Nvidia board has launched an independent investigation, and he will remain CEO during the investigation. In an all-hands letter, Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife and apologized, saying he supports the investigation and will fully cooperate. According to The New York Times, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had drafted a memo warning that Huang was close to Alice Huang, an executive at the Singaporean company Megaspeed; U.S. officials worry the company could become a backdoor for funneling export-controlled Nvidia chips to Beijing, and Megaspeed is building data centers in Southeast Asia and providing computing power to Alibaba. Huang is a close advisor to the Trump administration on AI matters and accompanied Trump on a visit to Beijing in May; the matter comes as a new Democratic-controlled Congress prepares to push for stricter chip export controls. A company spokesperson said the matter will not slow Nvidia down and that Huang will continue to lead the company without interruption.