Nvidia investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence
Nvidia is investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence through an intimate relationship with a business executive. The board stated there is no evidence of compromised national security or company secrets.
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The investigation involves a major global tech leader and potential espionage, raising concerns about corporate security and geopolitical influence.
SAN FRANCISCO Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” the company's board of directors said Sunday (November 8, 2026). The announcement came after Mr. Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing, The New York Times reported. Mr. Huang apologised in a message to the company, according to the Times. “I was unfaithful to my wife,” he said. “My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.
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