Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair Amid China Spy Allegations

Nvidia's CEO has admitted to an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.

Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia, the company whose chips run much of today's artificial intelligence.

The woman is Alice Huang. She was once a television reporter in China, then became an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company and one of Nvidia's biggest customers in Southeast Asia.

Late last month, The New York Times reported that US intelligence believes she was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security.

Nvidia pushed back at the time, saying Megaspeed was just another customer, and that Huang meets thousands of customers every year.

That defense didn't last. On Sunday, Huang wrote to his staff, "I was unfaithful to my wife."

He apologized to his family, his colleagues, and his shareholders.

Within hours, Nvidia's board announced an independent investigation led by its independent directors with outside lawyers.

The board says it has no reason to believe company secrets or national security were compromised.

China's embassy in Washington denies any spying, and the espionage claims remain unproven.

For now, Huang stays in charge, while lawmakers from both parties are demanding answers.