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What could China get from Jensen Huang?

2026-11-09T19:07:10-05:00

It's difficult to overstate Nvidia's power in today's AI landscape. The company's chips are the bedrock upon which advanced AI technology in the US is being built, and demand has consistently outpaced supply for years. Nvidia has also been an influential investor in a wide range of up-and-coming AI companies in recent years, with about $99 billion worth of equity investments in frontier AI labs, neoclouds, infrastructure companies, and more. Its chief executive has even become close with President Donald Trump.

This is why, as both cofounder and longtime CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang would be a valuable target for a foreign adversary with sig …

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Here’s what Trump said he knew about Jensen Huang

2026-11-09T19:02:17-05:00

Jensen Huang and President Trump. | Getty Images

President Trump held a White House press briefing earlier today and responded to several questions about his knowledge of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Huang said this weekend that he had been "unfaithful" to his wife, and the company has opened an investigation into Huang.

Recent articles from The New York Times indicated that Trump had been aware of a relationship between Huang and Alice Huang, the suspected spy, before information about it became public. In October, The New York Times reported that Trump had been briefed "roughly a year ago" on intelligence that Huang and the alleged spy, Alice Huang, ha …

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The future of AI hinges on… Jensen Huang’s sex life?

2026-11-09T12:36:26-05:00

Step 1. Cut a hole in the box. | Image: The Verge

I would prefer that these people's sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident. Who could have guessed that the guy who was out here signing titties might not have great judgment about how to behave around women?

Alice Huang - no relation to Jensen - is a former TV reporter. That was before she became "an executive" at Megaspeed, which bought $4.8 billion of hard-to-get Nvidia chips, starting around the time she was being photographed with Jensen in a Taipei bar in 2024. "To many in the industry, the well-funded push by Megaspeed into A.I. appeared to come out of nowhe …

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Here’s the full text of Jensen Huang’s memo to Nvidia

2026-11-09T12:46:40-05:00

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, at media briefing in July 2026. | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

On Sunday, Nvidia announced it was launching an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, an AI executive and agent of the Chinese government.

In addition to the Board of Directors announcing the investigation, Huang sent a memo to Nvidia employees acknowledging the affair. You can read the full text below.

To my colleagues at NVIDIA,

I owe my family and all of you an apology.

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.

Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. They deserve my honesty and loyalty. Instea …

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Nvidia is investigating Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy

2026-11-09T12:49:31-05:00

Nvidia has announced that it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang and his relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who was reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to spy on the company.

A statement posted by the board of directors reads:

The NVIDIA Board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation.

The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is p …

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