US intelligence surveilled woman close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 17:06 · Archive
US intelligence agencies surveilled a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy who developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
US intelligence agencies conducted surveillance on Alice Huang, a Chinese executive at Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed, because they believed her to be a Chinese intelligence asset, according to a report by the New York Times. Huang developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which alarmed White House and US intelligence officials.
Alice Huang is an executive at Megaspeed, which provides AI computing services and is an Nvidia customer. According to intelligence officials cited by the Times, she was determined to be passing commercial information to Beijing. The surveillance lasted approximately one year, during which US authorities identified Jensen Huang as one of her contacts. The two were photographed together at business dinners in Taiwan and Singapore in 2024 and 2025.
Concern among US officials centred on Alice Huang's access to Nvidia's CEO at a time when he has developed a close partnership with President Trump. The Trump administration has imposed restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips to China as a matter of national security. Officials worried that Huang's proximity to Jensen Huang could allow her to gather information about his efforts regarding chip export policy.
Megaspeed had previously been suspected of helping companies circumvent US export controls on Nvidia's AI chips. The firm provides AI computing power to Chinese companies including Alibaba. However, it is unclear what information, if any, Alice Huang obtained or how valuable it was to Chinese authorities.
Nvidia disputed the report in a statement. An Nvidia spokesperson said that Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang are not unusual, as he meets with thousands of customer executives annually. The company stated that regional cloud customers receive only ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets or national security information. Nvidia added that previous diversion allegations against Megaspeed were thoroughly investigated and debunked last year, and expressed confidence that the US government would inform the company if it believed any person posed a threat to American industry.
The Times reported that President Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings roughly one year ago but chose not to act on the information. It remains unclear when Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang began or when it was first uncovered by intelligence agencies.
How it is being reported
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- U.S. investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEOA top executive of a Singapore AI cloud company that was accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China could also have been a Chinese spy, sources have told the New York Times.TechCrunch · 29 Oct, 16:42
- Nvidia responds to report Jensen Huang was target of Chinese asset, says diversion allegations were 'investigated and debunked'Nvidia disputed a New York Times report that U.S. intelligence agencies surveilled a person close to CEO Jensen Huang over concerns she could be a Chinese spy.CNBC · 29 Oct, 16:22
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In this story: Jensen Huang · Alice Huang · Nvidia · Megaspeed · China · Singapore · Trump
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