Jensen Huang and Alice Huang Spy Scandal: What Did Trump Admin Know — And When?

President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

The controversy surrounding Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and his reported relationship with a woman suspected of having links to Chinese intelligence has widened, with questions now being raised about what senior US officials knew and when they became aware of the allegations. Huang acknowledged having an extramarital affair in a message to Nvidia employees over the weekend. Media reports subsequently identified the woman as Alice Huang, a Chinese national who is not related to the Nvidia chief.

Alice Huang is a former executive at Megaspeed International, a Singapore-based data centre company that bought Nvidia chips until mid-2025. US intelligence officials have reportedly raised concerns that she was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), the country's main civilian intelligence agency, for espionage purposes, according to The New York Times.

Federal investigators are examining the affair, while Nvidia has launched its own investigation with the assistance of one of the largest law firms in the US. The company and its chief executive are also facing shareholder litigation alleging that they concealed the relationship and, as a result, artificially inflated Nvidia's share price.

The scrutiny has…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world