U.S. Media: Person Close to Jensen Huang Accused of Being a Chinese Intelligence Informant; NVIDIA Denies It
The New York Times, citing informed sources, reported that U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Alice Huang (Huang Le), a Megaspeed executive with close ties to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, may be a Chinese intelligence informant. NVIDIA denied any involvement with sensitive information, while Megaspeed stated it has launched an internal investigation and is willing to cooperate with U.S. authorities.
U.S. media reports that associates of Jensen Huang are alleged to be Chinese intelligence informants; Nvidia denies the claims.
The New York Times, citing informed sources, reported that U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Alice Huang (Huang Le), an executive at Singapore-based cloud service provider Megaspeed who is close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, may be a Chinese intelligence informant accused of passing on information. The report also stated that Trump was briefed on the intelligence about a year ago but took no action.
Nvidia stated that Megaspeed is merely a regional cloud customer that only receives general business information and has no access to Nvidia's sensitive trade secrets or national security-related information. The company also said it investigated and refuted allegations last year regarding the improper transfer of chips by this customer. Megaspeed said it has hired external legal counsel to conduct an internal investigation and has informed the U.S. side of its willingness to cooperate.
Sources: CNBC | The New York Times
