Nvidia Backs Huang as Board Reviews Espionage Reports
Nvidia’s board is examining whether a foreign intelligence operation reached its chief executive.
In a Nov. 8 statement, the company announced an independent investigation following reports that co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang had been targeted by foreign intelligence. A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside counsel, will oversee the review. Huang separately acknowledged infidelity in an employee email that day.
For businesses relying on Nvidia’s AI technology, the inquiry raises questions about how the company protects sensitive information and manages security risks involving senior leadership.
Huang’s employee email did not identify the other person. Separately, The New York Times reported that US authorities had concluded that Alice Huang, an unrelated former executive at Singapore-based cloud and AI infrastructure company Megaspeed, was a Chinese intelligence asset.
Huang had previously told Bloomberg that his interactions with Alice Huang concerned Megaspeed and were normal business dealings.
US authorities have also scrutinized Megaspeed...
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