nuNov 15, 2026, 03:58

Jensen Huang was the key figure of the AI revolution, now he has lost it all

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following revelations of an affair with a business executive allegedly linked to Chinese intelligence. The scandal centers on suspicions that the relationship was a honeytrap designed to bypass U.S. chip export restrictions, leading to a pending congressional investigation.

Jensen Huang, the longtime CEO and co-founder of NVIDIA, has resigned following a major scandal involving an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a top executive at the Singapore-based datacenter firm Megaspeed. Investigations suggest the relationship may have been a honeytrap orchestrated by Chinese intelligence to circumvent U.S. export restrictions on advanced AI chips. Reports indicate that Megaspeed acted as an intermediary, supplying sensitive NVIDIA technology to Chinese firms like Alibaba, which raised significant national security concerns. While Huang denies intentionally compromising U.S. interests and has pledged to cooperate with ongoing federal investigations, he is now set to testify before Congress next month. Following his resignation, NVIDIA has appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim leader while the company searches for a permanent replacement. Despite the controversy, Huang has received public support from figures including Donald Trump and Elon Musk, though he remains embroiled in further allegations of undisclosed workplace misconduct.

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