A scandal in the most valuable company in the world. Will an affair with a Chinese agent bring down the head of Nvidia?

The affair scandal raises national security concerns and involves one of the world's most influential tech executives, Axios noted.

Huang advocates easing restrictions on the sale of advanced chips used in the artificial intelligence sector to China. He also maintains close relations with President Donald Trump.

The manager of the Singaporean company is supposed to work for Beijing

The New York Times recently reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was of interest to Chinese intelligence. American services concluded that Alice Huang, a Chinese manager associated with him, passed information to Beijing.

According to the newspaper, Huang was recruited to obtain information and potentially pressure Nvidia so that its most advanced chips could be made available on the Chinese market, bypassing existing export restrictions. Alice Huang (Huang Le) was a representative of the management of the Singaporean company Megaspeed, operating in the data center industry.

The 63-year-old CEO of Nvidia admitted in a message to his company's employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, Axios reported.

A personal letter from your boss

"I owe my family and all of you an apology," Huang wrote in a message to Nvidia employees obtained by Axios. Huang did not mention the woman's name.

"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did," added the head of the technology giant.

Huang said he takes "full responsibility" for his actions. He added that he had failed to meet his obligations towards Nvidia employees, the company's management board and its shareholders. He assured that he would work to rebuild the company's trust in him.

Company announcement

The company said in a statement on Sunday that "the board treats the national and economic security of the United States as a priority because it is of paramount importance to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders." It was announced that an independent investigation had been initiated into this matter.

"Nvidia's board of directors is initiating an independent investigation following recent media reports that the company's founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, has been targeted by a foreign intelligence agency. The investigation will be overseen by a committee of independent members of the board of directors, assisted by outside independent legal counsel," it said. It added that Huang fully supports the investigation and pledged to cooperate with it.

At the same time, the board emphasized that "there is no reason to believe that there has been a breach of national security or the disclosure of Nvidia's trade secrets."