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Nvidia stock falls after company opens probe into CEO’s relationship with Chinese spy
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In Short: Nvidia's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies suspect is a Chinese spy.
NVIDIA launches investigation into CEO's relationship with suspected Chinese spy. ABC News
Nvidia's board of directors announced an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, following reports of a foreign intelligence effort targeting him.
The company's shares fell nearly 5% on Monday after the announcement.
Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife in a memo to employees, but Nvidia stated there was no evidence that national security or company secrets were compromised.
Three House Republican committee leaders requested that Huang appear before them to discuss Nvidia's security protocols against foreign espionage.
The investigation comes as Nvidia, a key player in AI technology, faces scrutiny over its relationship with China.
What's confirmed
- Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world, said its board had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security were compromised, adding that the CEO was committed to continuing to lead the organisation.
- A separate statement issued by Nvidia's board of directors said it would begin an investigation in "light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort".
- US intelligence officials believed that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, was a spy for Beijing., external What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy Nvidia shares slide as US tech giant investigates CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings Jensen Huang said he took "full responsibility" for what he did, adding that he had fallen short of his responsibilities to Nvidia's employees, board and shareholders.
- Nvidia shares are lower on Monday after the company announced an internal investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
- Huang told Nvidia’s employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, without disclosing details of the relationship.
- Washington: The board of American chipmaker Nvidia has launched an investigation into chief executive Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, as Huang admitted his infidelity in a company memo.
What's still developing
- Nvidia is one of the world's largest companies and seen as central to making the hardware for emerging AI technologies, and Jensen Huang has been in charge of it for more than 30 years.
- His decision to make Nvidia chips, originally designed for gaming, become the best in the business for AI development, has now paid off in spades and the company is worth trillions.
- Rubio told the press: "I can't comment on any of that. I just can't comment because of the nature of it. And I also can't comment on an internal corporate matter that's going on with Nvidia, as you highlight, I don't know anything about that part of it so."
- Nvidia stock plummeted nearly 5% Monday morning after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair with an alleged Chinese spy and his firm – the semiconductor giant known for making cutting-edge AI chips – launched an investigation.
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- He runs the most powerful A.I. company in the world, and now the U.S. government believes he was romantically involved with a Chinese spy: According to the Financial Times, U.S. officials believe that Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at the Nvidia customer Megaspeed.
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