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Nvidia hit by shareholder lawsuit over Jensen Huang’s relationship with suspected Chinese spy – business live

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The shareholder lawsuit claims Nvidia artificially inflated its stock price by concealing Jensen Huang's undisclosed relationship with Alice Huang. The controversy coincides with separate claims that Singapore-based Megaspeed smuggled restricted Nvidia hardware into China. Although the board launched an independent investigation and reaffirmed support for Huang, market watchers fear prolonged fallout as federal authorities review the situation.

Key points

  • Nvidia faces severe legal scrutiny over allegations that undisclosed personal ties concea…: Nvidia faces severe legal scrutiny over allegations that undisclosed personal ties concealed major national security and regulatory risks.
  • Jensen Huang acknowledged the personal relationship but maintained that he never knew the…: Jensen Huang acknowledged the personal relationship but maintained that he never knew the individual was an alleged operative.
  • Federal authorities and market analysts continue to examine the potential long-term fallo…: Federal authorities and market analysts continue to examine the potential long-term fallout on Nvidia's business and executive governance.

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The fallout over Nvidia CEO JensenHuang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy is intensifying, after the AI chipmaking firm has been hit with a shareholder lawsuit.

According to a complaint filed in federal court in San Jose, California, the defendants misled shareholders about Huang’s alleged affair with AliceHuang, a former executive of Singapore-based Megaspeed, and did not disclose that the matter raised national security concerns that threatened Nvidia’s reputation and business prospects.

The suit also claims that Huang’s failure to disclose the affair artificially inflated Nvidia’s share price, and could have violated federal securities laws, Politico reported.

Nvidia’s share price took a knock yesterday – falling by 3.2% and cutting the company’s valuation by almost $200bn, to $4.3tn.

Huang’s reputation has taken a serious knock, after he admitted being unfaithful to his wife following reports of an affair with Nvidia customer and alleged Chinese spy AliceHuang.

As Megaspeed has been accused of illicitly smuggling and diverting restricted Nvidia chips to China, the ramifications…

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