Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese intelligence operative. Megaspeed, which buys advanced hardware from Nvidia, was previously investigated by the U.S. Commerce Department for allegedly smuggling chips into China. That government probe was halted last year after an intervention by Nvidia's general counsel. Nvidia's board has launched an internal inquiry while maintaining that national security and corporate secrets remain uncompromised.
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Nvidia has initiated an internal review to determine the full operational impact of the r…: Nvidia has initiated an internal review to determine the full operational impact of the relationship.
The company's board currently maintains that no corporate secrets or national security as…: The company's board currently maintains that no corporate secrets or national security assets were compromised.
Nvidia shares experienced a decline on Monday morning as investors assessed potential geo…: Nvidia shares experienced a decline on Monday morning as investors assessed potential geopolitical and legal fallout.
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