What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy

An important development from the financial markets: What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy Figure caption, Watch: Who is suspected Chinese spy at centre of Nvidia affair investigation? ByLily Jamali, North America Technology correspondent and Peter Hoskins, Business reporterPublished9 November 2026One of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry's most important figures has been accused of having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, prompting an investigation. US intelligence officials believed that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang, was a spy for Beijing, according to a New York Times report.

On Sunday, Huang admitted, external to having been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologised for hurting her and their children. US tech giant Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world, has opened an independent investigation into the reports. The firm said it does not believe US national security had been compromised - and added that Huang was committed to continuing to lead the company.

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President Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI is also investigating the affair. The FBI declined to comment further when contacted by the . Trump said he spoke with Huang on Monday following reports that the US believed he had been targeted in a Chinese espionage campaign.

"I asked him that question, 'Did you have any idea she was a spy? ' He said 'I had no idea she was a spy' and I really believe him," Trump told reporters. Here is what we know about the affair and why it matters.

Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy Published12 minutes agoZoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond Published2 hours agoWho is Alice Huang and what do we know about the affair? Image source, AFPImage caption, Jensen Huang (left) and Alice Huang - also known as Huang Le - pictured at an eventUS officials believed that Alice Huang had been recruited to spy by China's top intelligence agency, the New York Times reported, external. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

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Alice Huang, who is of no relation to Jensen Huang, was a top executive at Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed between March and November 2023. The firm had been suspected of helping divert Nvidia chips to China, a concern that Nvidia maintains was investigated and debunked. However, the understands Megaspeed is under investigation by the Singapore government regarding previous allegations that the company was circumventing US sanctions on the export of Nvidia's high-end chips.

The has contacted Megaspeed for comment. The company told the New York Times last month its current leadership took the allegations seriously and had appointed external legal advisers to conduct an internal investigation.

Financial markets are tracking the development closely as investors assess the likely impact.