Trump-ally and Nvidia AI chip titan Jensen Huang admits to affair with Chinese spy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence has reportedly determined to be a suspected Chinese spy. Huang, who heads a leading AI chipmaker and is an ally of President Donald Trump, apologized in a message to the company, saying, “I was unfaithful to my wife,” according to The New York Times. “My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”Nvidia announced in a press release Sunday that its board was opening an independent investigation “in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.”Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence has reportedly determined to be a Chinese spy (Getty Images)Late last month, the Times reported that Huang had formed a close relationship with Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese executive at a Singapore-based data center. Alice Huang is considered by U.S. officials to be a Chinese spy, feeding information to Beijing, according to the report, which cited sources briefed on the surveillance of Alice Huang and other officials and industry experts. “The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders,” Sunday’s company press release read. “While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information.”CEO Huang supports the investigation and has agreed to cooperate with it, the board said. There was no word of Huang’s position being in jeopardy, with the board saying it “has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team.”This is a developing story...