US intelligence agencies have reportedly identified a Chinese spy who had a close relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, according to a new New York Times report.
The individual in question, Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le), is an executive at the Singapore‑based data‑centre firm Megaspeed. She is not related to Nvidia’s CEO, but has previously been suspected of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, prompting American authorities to surveil and monitor her activities.
Sources cited by the New York Times say that US officials concluded Huang Le was acting as a Chinese intelligence asset, passing commercial information about Nvidia to Beijing. The report notes that the spy had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, though it does not allege that the Nvidia CEO was aware of or involved in the alleged espionage.
Nvidia remains a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units and AI chips, a sector that has attracted heightened scrutiny from governments concerned about technology transfer to China.
Details of the investigation are still emerging, and no formal charges have been announced against either party. The situation underscores the broader concerns over intellectual‑property security in the high‑tech industry.
<small>Source: The Guardian — read the original story there.</small>
