00:00The board of U.S. chip giant NVIDIA has opened an independent investigation
00:05into reports that its chief executive, Jensen Huang, was targeted by a Chinese intelligence
00:12operation. The move comes as Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with a businesswoman
00:19who has been accused of passing information to Beijing.
00:25In a message to staff on Sunday, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife. He did
00:31not name the woman but said he would cooperate fully with the board's investigation.
00:36That inquiry follows a New York Times report linking him to Alice Huang, a former executive
00:42at Singapore-based Megaspeed, which buys NVIDIA chips. According to the paper, U.S. authorities
00:49had identified her as a Chinese intelligence asset. Beijing has denied the spying allegations.
00:56For its part, NVIDIA's board said it has no reason to believe company secrets or U.S.
01:02national security were compromised, but added that independent directors, assisted by outside
01:07lawyers, will examine all available information. Huang will continue to lead the company during
01:13the review. The allegations come as NVIDIA has become the center of a trade dispute between
01:20China and the U.S., as AI is seen as increasingly critical to national security. The U.S. restricts
01:27exports of NVIDIA's most advanced AI chips to China, though it has approved exports of certain
01:33older, slower models.
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