US Authorities Conclude Megaspeed Executive Close to Jensen Huang Is a Chinese Spy
US intelligence agencies concluded that Alice Huang, a managing director at Singapore data center company Megaspeed, is a Chinese spy who passed information to the Chinese government, according to a memo reported by The New York Times.
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Why it matters
The finding lands on a chip-smuggling probe that already touches NVIDIA's customer relationships, and it leaves the question of whether Jensen Huang, who has not received a defensive briefing, was himself a target.
Key Facts
- US authorities concluded that Alice Huang of Megaspeed is a spy passing information to the Chinese government.
- Megaspeed is a Singapore data center company suspected of diverting NVIDIA AI chips to China.
- Alice Huang called herself CEO at Megaspeed and was close to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
- NVIDIA spokesperson John Rizzo told The New York Times that meeting customers is part of the CEO's job.
- Jensen Huang has not received a defensive briefing from US authorities.
Megaspeed was already under suspicion of diverting NVIDIA AI chips to China. Alice Huang, who is not related to Jensen Huang, was close to the NVIDIA CEO and claimed she could "summon Jensen."
NVIDIA has denied that Megaspeed diverted its chips, with spokesperson John Rizzo telling The New York Times that meeting customers is part of the CEO's job. A White House official said concern centers on Alice Huang's access to Jensen Huang, who has a close relationship with President Trump. Jensen Huang has not received a defensive briefing, the warning US authorities give to people targeted by foreign spies.
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