Suspicion of espionage at chip giant

According to the New York Times, based on sources familiar with the matter, US intelligence agencies have kept Megaspeed executive Alice Huang under surveillance for about a year in order to examine her connections with China.

Sources stated that the concern on the US side is based on Alice Huang's close relationship with Jensen Huang. Accordingly, US intelligence suspected that the Megaspeed executive may have collected information about Nvidia's future plans and Jensen Huang's attempts to persuade the Trump administration to allow the company to sell more advanced technology products to China.

NVIDIA REJECTED THE CLAIMS

Nvidia, on the other hand, reported that the relationship between CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang was no different from ordinary business contacts.

"Jensen's interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected. Meeting with customers is part of a CEO's job. Jensen meets with thousands of customer executives each year," a company spokesperson told TechCrunch. he said.

Nvidia also stated that information shared with regional cloud customers is limited to business activities, adding, "Our regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information; they do not receive sensitive Nvidia trade secrets or any information related to national security." He made a statement.

AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT MEGASPEED

The New York Times reported in its news published in October 2025 that the US Department of Commerce was conducting an investigation into Megaspeed.

It was stated that the investigation was launched on suspicion that the company helped Chinese companies bypass US technology export regulations by reselling Nvidia artificial intelligence chips subject to export restrictions.

It was reported that Alice Huang was one of Megaspeed's senior managers at the time.