Nvidia boss Jensen Huang 'targeted by and pictured with Chinese spy' as Trump informed

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang 'targeted by and pictured with Chinese spy' as Trump informed An alleged Chinese spy 'developed a close relationship' with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, according to US intelligence agencies, who reportedly briefed President Trump on their findings The boss of American AI giant Nvidia has been targeted by an alleged Chinese spy, US intelligence agencies believe. Jensen Huang, president and chief executive of Nvidia, did business with a top executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed, identified as Alice Huang or Huang Le, The New York Times reported. Ms Huang, a Chinese citizen who is not related to the Nvidia CEO, is suspected of passing intelligence to Beijing. US officials investigating her on suspicion of smuggling Nvidia’s powerful AI chips to China have concluded that she was a Chinese intelligence asset, the newspaper reported. Megaspeed was a major buyer of Nvidia’s AI chips as China sought to gain access to the advanced computer chips needed to compete in the global AI race. The New York Times also reported that US President Donald Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings about a year ago but chose not to act on the information. White House officials are reportedly alarmed by the access the alleged spy had to Mr Huang, a close ally of Mr Trump. During their surveillance, officials reportedly found that Ms Huang "developed a close relationship" with Mr Huang, noting that companies affiliated with her continued to buy Nvidia chips this year. Nvidia said Megaspeed was like any other regional customer and that it had previously rejected claims that the Singaporean company was smuggling chips to China. John Rizzo, a Nvidia spokesperson, told the newspaper: "Jensen’s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected. Meetings with customers are part of a CEO’s job; Jensen talks with thousands of customer executives every year." Nvidia is "confident that if the US government believes that any person is a threat to American industry, it would let us know", Mr Rizzo said. Megaspeed and customers like it "receive ordinary business information — not sensitive Nvidia trade secrets — and zero information relevant to national security", he added. In a statement to The New York Times, Megaspeed said its "current leadership" takes the matter "extremely seriously and is committed to getting to the facts behind these allegations". The company added that "outside counsel has been retained to conduct a thorough internal investigation and has notified the U.S. government that we are fully committed to cooperating".