Nvidia has launched an internal and security investigation after CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of espionage ties to China, the company confirmed. Huang admitted in a statement that he had been "unfaithful" to his wife and said he would fully cooperate with the probe, which is being conducted alongside U.S. authorities. The semiconductor giant, whose chips underpin much of the global AI industry, said it was treating the matter with "the utmost seriousness" and had engaged outside counsel and security experts. Neither Nvidia nor Huang disclosed the woman's identity or the nature of the suspected intelligence links, and no charges have been filed.
The disclosure sent shares of the Santa Clara-based company lower in after-hours trading as investors weighed potential national security implications for a firm at the center of U.S.-China technology tensions. Analysts noted that any compromise of Huang's communications or access could carry significant risks given Nvidia's role in advanced computing and export-controlled markets. The company said it would release findings "in due course" and declined further comment. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993, remains in his role during the investigation, the company said, adding that its operations and customer commitments were unaffected.
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