Ex‑Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to be called before US Senate committee

Former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has been asked to appear before a US Senate committee in December over allegations of an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese intelligence asset.

Senator Tim Scott wrote to Huang on Thursday, requesting his voluntary testimony on 3 December and warning that a subpoena could be issued. The Senate Banking Committee also plans to hear from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick later in the month, amid scrutiny of Nvidia AI chip exports to China.

Huang resigned abruptly on Thursday, ending a tenure that began in 1993 and saw Nvidia become one of the world’s most valuable technology firms. The resignation follows reports that he had an extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore‑based Megaspeed who is alleged to be a Chinese spy, a claim denied by Beijing.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice has not yet reached a conclusion on the espionage allegations. Nvidia has launched an internal inquiry but says it sees no evidence that national security or company secrets were compromised.

The scandal has hit Nvidia’s market value, wiping out about €550 billion in just five days, and has dominated headlines across Silicon Valley and beyond.

Source: BBC News. Photo: Rafael Minguet Delgado / Pexels.