Nvidia Board Launches Probe After Reports CEO Was Targeted by Chinese Spy

Nvidia's board announced an investigation into whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, after reports that he had a relationship with a Chinese citizen executive allegedly linked to funnelling information to Beijing. US intelligence had reportedly placed that executive under electronic surveillance over alleged illegal chip sales to China.

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8 Nov 2026 · 10:30 UTC

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Source: cnet.com