Nvidia hires law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead Jensen Huang affair probe
What happened
Nvidia has brought in outside counsel and independent board members to investigate CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman US officials believe spied for China.
Huang apologised for being "unfaithful" to his wife and said he would cooperate with the inquiry, according to the BBC.
The New York Times reported that US officials concluded Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Nvidia customer Megaspeed, was a Chinese intelligence asset; China's foreign ministry called the claims groundless.
Nvidia said it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, but the board will examine all available information.
Nvidia shares fell about 4%, cutting roughly $190bn to $250bn from its market value; the Guardian reports a shareholder lawsuit filed in California accuses Nvidia and Huang of misleading investors.
Donald Trump said the FBI is investigating the affair, and congressional committees have asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing next week.
“He's an honorable guy”
DW
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