Jensen Huang admits infidelity to his wife
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO and co-founder, told employees he had been unfaithful to his wife and took responsibility. The statement comes as the board investigates possible foreign intelligence activities targeting the executive, Daily Maverick reports.
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, told employees of the US group that he had been unfaithful to his wife and said he fully accepted responsibility for his actions. Nvidia also said that its chief executive remained committed to continuing in his role at the head of the chipmaker without interruption, Reuters reports.
The statement comes as Nvidia’s board conducts an independent investigation into reports of a foreign intelligence operation targeting Huang. The board said it had no reason to believe that US national security or Nvidia’s secrets had been compromised, while announcing a review of all available information.
The investigation notably concerns reported links between Huang and Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia. US authorities investigated Megaspeed over suspicions that the company had helped Beijing gain access to advanced chips banned from export to China, according to Reuters.
US President Donald Trump said he had not spoken to Jensen Huang about the accusations, while describing him as a “fine person”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declined to comment on the Nvidia executive, while China’s Foreign Ministry had not immediately responded to a request for comment from Reuters.
Nvidia announced on 8 November that it was opening an independent investigation into the operation targeting its founder and CEO Jensen Huang.
