Would Jensen Huang’s fall dent China’s AI ambitions?
What happened
Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has left his posts as CEO and president after admitting an affair with a woman US intelligence reportedly concluded was a Chinese spy, according to Engadget.
He is due to testify before Congress by Thanksgiving, said House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast, after lawmakers threatened a subpoena.
In a letter to employees on Sunday, Huang wrote that he had been unfaithful to his wife and was deeply sorry, the Guardian reported.
The woman, Alice Huang, is not related to him; she is a former executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based computing firm that buys Nvidia chips.
Senator Kevin Cramer, a Republican, told CNBC that Huang should resign as a matter of conscience, saying he is vulnerable to extortion and blackmail.
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- 2026-11-12 06:43 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
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- 2026-11-12 17:53 UTCEngadget · engadget.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 03:57 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
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- 2026-11-13 08:37 UTCAfricanews · africanews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 14:05 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
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