NYT Reports Megaspeed Executive Allegedly Passed Intelligence to Beijing While Courting Jensen Huang
Summary
U.S. intelligence found that Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore data center firm Megaspeed, allegedly passed intelligence to Beijing while cultivating ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and the White House did not act, the New York Times reports. Megaspeed, which bought at least $4.8B in Nvidia gear through a sister firm, says outside counsel is investigating and it is cooperating with U.S. officials.
Key Points
- Jensen Huang never received a defensive briefing, the kind U.S. officials often give citizens targeted by foreign spies.
- Nvidia says Huang's meetings with Alice Huang were routine and gave customers "zero information relevant to national security."
- China calls the report's claims "groundless smears and slanders."