FBI probes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy

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President Donald Trump said the FBI is looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive whom other U.S. officials suspected of providing information to Chinese intelligence. Jensen Huang has acknowledged the affair, and Nvidia's board has opened an investigation into whether he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. Trump also said Huang told him he did not know the person was a spy. Huang has been summoned to appear before Congress's Select Committee on the CCP. Nvidia shares closed down 4.3% on Monday, while rivals Broadcom and AMD rose 8.8% and 13%. A short seller, Culper Research, had flagged Huang's ties to the executive six months before the scandal erupted, and securities lawyers say the company's earlier insistence that everything was normal could invite lawsuits.

Why it matters：The affair has escalated into a national-security and congressional matter for the world's most valuable chipmaker, putting its leadership, investor confidence and China exposure under scrutiny at a time when AI hardware supply is already tight.

Key points

  • Trump said Huang told him he did not know his affair partner "was a spy".
  • Nvidia shares fell 4.3% Monday while Broadcom rose 8.8% and AMD jumped 13%.
  • Huang was summoned to testify before Congress's Select Committee on the CCP.

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