House Republican committee leaders sent a letter requesting that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attend a closed-door, in-person briefing on November 18. Lawmakers want to evaluate Nvidia's security protocols and Huang's contacts with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who was reportedly identified as a Chinese intelligence asset. The company defended customer engagements as standard business practice, emphasizing that regional cloud clients do not receive sensitive national security information or trade secrets. The proposed meeting is set to take place just one day after Nvidia releases its third-quarter earnings.
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Congressional leaders are demanding a closed-door briefing to probe whether foreign asset…: Congressional leaders are demanding a closed-door briefing to probe whether foreign assets gained improper access to Nvidia's sensitive operations.
Nvidia maintains that routine interactions with clients involve ordinary commercial deali…: Nvidia maintains that routine interactions with clients involve ordinary commercial dealings rather than sensitive trade secrets or security information.
Lawmakers continue to target the domestic semiconductor industry to prevent vital proprie…: Lawmakers continue to target the domestic semiconductor industry to prevent vital proprietary technology from reaching Chinese intelligence networks.
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Three House Republican committee leaders asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to sit for a closed-door briefing on his relationship with a tech executive reportedly identified as a Chinese intelligence asset.
"Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC's access to sensitive U.S. technology and information," the GOP lawmakers wrote in a letter to Huang unveiled Thursday, using the acronym for the People's Republic of China.
They are seeking information on Huang's interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, as well as Nvidia's "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage," they wrote in the brief message, which is dated Wednesday.
The letter does not specify which reports it is referring to. But The New York Times reported last week that U.S. intelligence found Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen determined to be funneling information to Beijing, had "developed a close relationship" with Jensen Huang.
President Donald Trump, who himself has forged close ties with Jensen Huang as he champions the U.S. artificial intelligence industry, was briefed about a year ago on those intelligence findings, the Times reported.
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