said President Trump in a brief comment to reporters on Sunday evening as he was about to leave Florida. Mr. Trump defended Mr. Huang. The president said he would “certainly take him” on his upcoming trip to China. “I haven’t heard he’s done anything wrong,” Mr. Trump said. “He dealt with somebody, but you know, so does everybody else.”
This was reported by The New York Times reporters Tripp Mickle, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Julian E. Barnes and Ana Swanson in a post yesterday titled "Nvidia Opens Investigation Into Jensen Huang’s Relationship With Chinese Spy." The reporters have been covering China’s spying on Nvidia and America’s artificial intelligence industry.
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s co-founder and CEO, has admitted to an extramarital affair amid allegations that the woman involved was a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. NVIDIA’s board has launched an independent investigation. This is a fast-moving story first detailed in late October 2026 reporting and confirmed publicly around November 8–9, 2026.
What is known about the affair
Huang, who has been married to Lori Huang for roughly 40 years (they have two adult children who work at NVIDIA), emailed employees on November 8 apologizing for being unfaithful. He wrote that his actions “hurt her and our children,” that there is “no excuse,” and that he takes full responsibility. He also addressed national security concerns, stating he supports the board’s investigation, will cooperate fully, loves the country and company, and remains committed to leading NVIDIA.
Reporting (primarily the New York Times, with follow-ups from outlets including BBC, Reuters, WSJ, CNBC, Axios, and others) identifies the woman as Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le). She is not related to Jensen Huang. She was a senior executive (described in reports as a top or managing director-level figure) at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center/cloud company that became a major NVIDIA customer, purchasing billions of dollars in chips (figures cited in reporting include more than $2 billion and up to $4.8 billion in some periods).
U.S. intelligence officials concluded Alice Huang was working for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). She was under surveillance related to suspected efforts to steer or facilitate access to restricted advanced NVIDIA AI chips for Chinese entities. Communications with Jensen Huang were uncovered (via unmasking of an American citizen in contact with her). Photos of the two together in social settings (including a Taipei bar/party in 2024) have circulated. A stated intelligence concern was that she sought information on NVIDIA’s technology and possibly to influence Huang toward looser U.S. export controls on advanced chips to China.
Huang initially described reporting of a close relationship as “groundless speculation” and said interactions were ordinary business. After further reporting, he admitted the affair. NVIDIA’s board announced an independent investigation by a committee of independent directors with outside counsel into whether he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The board has said it has no reason to believe company secrets or U.S. national security were compromised and expressed confidence in Huang’s leadership. He remains CEO “without interruption” while cooperating. Megaspeed has also faced prior scrutiny over possible export-control evasion; the Chinese Embassy has denied spying allegations.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Outcomes will depend on what the board and any government inquiries find regarding the relationship, information flows, and export-control compliance. The personal admission is confirmed by Huang; the intelligence and espionage assessments rest on reporting citing U.S. officials and remain allegations under review.
