Nvidia boss admits to affair with ‘Chinese spy’
Nvidia boss admits to affair with ‘Chinese spy’
Emma TaggartSun, November 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
0
Jensen Huang is one of the world’s richest men - Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
Jensen Huang, the boss of Nvidia, has admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, triggering an investigation by the technology giant’s board.
In a message to staff on Sunday, Mr Huang said that he was “deeply sorry” after it emerged that he was in a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman, who allegedly passed information to Beijing.
Mr Huang said: “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
The Nvidia chief executive, who is one of the world’s richest men, had previously denied that he had anything but a “normal” relationship with the woman.
Jensen Huang has been photographed with Alice Huang - NowNews
Mr Huang added that he took “full responsibility for what I did and the hurt I caused”.
He said: “Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. They deserve my honesty and loyalty. Instead, I let them down and damaged the life we built together.
“To my wife and family: I love you. I know an apology cannot undo what I have done. I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust.”
US authorities have reportedly been investigating Ms Huang, a former executive of Singapore-based company Megaspeed, which buys artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor chips from Nvidia.
Megaspeed has been suspected of helping Beijing to gain access to advanced AI chips that are banned from being exported to China.
Nvidia said that it had no reason to believe that national security or company secrets were compromised, but its board ordered an independent investigation amid concerns that Mr Huang may have been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
Advertisement
Mr Huang, 63, said that he was fully cooperating and would continue as chief executive until the investigation concluded.
Addressing Nvidia’s employees and shareholders, Mr Huang said: “You deserve better from me. Leading Nvidia is the privilege of my life. My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility. I am fully committed to Nvidia and will work to earn back your confidence.”
US suspicious of China links
Nvidia has continued doing business with Ms Huang’s company, Megaspeed, even after reports emerged last year that the US commerce department was investigating whether the business was helping China smuggle restricted AI chips manufactured in the US.
American officials believe Ms Huang was recruited to collect intelligence on the Nvidia boss as part of a concerted push by China’s main spy agency to learn more about AI chips made in the US, and push for its most advanced technology to be made available to Beijing.
Megaspeed has been one of Nvidia’s biggest customers in Asia, buying billions of dollars’ worth of its most powerful processors which are then rented out in data centres.
Mr Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has led it to become one of the world’s most valuable companies, has enjoyed ready access to Donald Trump, previously claiming that the US president calls him late at night. He has also met Andy Burnham and attended a summit with the King in September.
Mr Huang seen with Donald Trump at an event in Washington in September - Kevin Dietsch/Getty
It is unclear when the Nvidia boss and Ms Huang met. However, the two of them were photographed together in 2024 at a bar in Taipei, when Megaspeed began purchasing Nvidia’s chips.
Ms Huang also worked as a chip buyer at a Singapore-based data centre company that had become one of Nvidia’s biggest customers in Southeast Asia. The company bought more than $4.8bn (£3.6bn) in chips from Nvidia in the past two years.
Before working as a business executive, Ms Huang is understood to have worked in China as a TV reporter before becoming a top executive.
An Nvidia spokesman said Mr Huang is “committed to continuing to lead NVIDIA as CEO without interruption”.
Source: “AOL Money”
