Nvidia hires former acting U.S. attorney to probe Jensen Huang affair
Nvidia’s board of directors announced Tuesday that it has hired a prominent former prosecutor and a top Wall Street law firm to probe the events surrounding CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.“The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained former acting U.S.Attorney of the Southern District of New York Joon H.
Kim and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct a thorough and independent investigation as was announced on Sunday,” the company said in a statement.The announcement followed revelations over the weekend that included Huang’s admission that had an extramarital affair.The woman with whom Huang had the affair is widely believed to be Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and business executive.
U.S.intelligence agencies believe that Huang spied for the Chinese government, sources told NBC News.Jensen Huang with Alice Huang in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2024.
NetThunder/LinkedIn As of Tuesday, Jensen Huang remained in his post as Nvidia’s CEO, and a spokesperson for the company told NBC News over the weekend that he was focused on leading the trillion-dollar AI chip giant “without interruption.” President Donald Trump said Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was also probing the events.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSRon DeSantis is preparing to start a think tank amid renewed presidential buzzFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe House districts that remain uncalled after the 2026 midtermsFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe CDC weighs new vaccine strategies as measles surges across the U.S.FOR SUBSCRIBERSMAHA rejoices as Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staffFOR SUBSCRIBERSDemocrats have been waiting to put Elon Musk under oath.
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