US INTELLIGENCE BELIEVES NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG HAD ROMANTIC TIES WITH CHINESE SPY : REPORT

What happened: A US intelligence memo cited by the Financial Times says the US government believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive suspected of spying for Beijing. Key numbers: The memo was prepared earlier this year. Megaspeed was spun off from a Chinese gaming firm in 2023. Why it matters: The allegations raise national security concerns in Washington over whether someone with access to Nvidia's chief executive could have passed sensitive information to China amid AI competition. Nvidia declined to comment on the memo. Coverage: 7 outlets in 24h

A US intelligence memo cited by the Financial Times says the US government believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive suspected of spying for Beijing.

The allegations raise national security concerns in Washington over whether someone with access to Nvidia's chief executive could have passed sensitive information to China amid AI competition. Nvidia declined to comment on the memo.