Jensen Huang says he was unfaithful as Nvidia opens Megaspeed inquiry

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told employees Sunday that he had been unfaithful to his wife, as the company’s board launched an investigation into allegations involving Singapore chip buyer Megaspeed. This is a developing story and will be updated.

“I was unfaithful to my wife,” Huang wrote to staff. He said he had hurt his wife and their children and was “deeply sorry.” He did not name Megaspeed or Alice Huang.

Nvidia said independent directors, aided by outside counsel, would investigate. The company said it saw no reason to think its secrets or U.S. national security had been compromised; the inquiry would nevertheless review all available information.

Huang said he supported the investigation and would cooperate fully. “I love our country and our company,” he said.

U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang is a Chinese intelligence asset and that Jensen Huang had a relationship with her, The New York Times reported, as cited by CNBC.

The Times also reported that a memo circulated among Trump administration policymakers identified a Chinese businesswoman close to Jensen Huang as passing U.S. AI chip information to Beijing’s top spy agency. The memo alleged that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang to spy on him, TechCrunch reported, citing the Times and the Financial Times.

An Nvidia spokesperson previously told the Times that Jensen Huang’s interactions with Alice Huang were “not unusual” and that the company does not share classified information with customers. China has rejected the espionage allegations.

The House Select Committee on China described Alice Huang as an “executive” at Megaspeed and a “publicly reported Chinese intelligence asset” in a Nov. 5 statement.

President Donald Trump told reporters he had not discussed the allegations with Jensen Huang. “I just know he's a fine person, but you never know what is going on,” Trump said.

It was not immediately clear whether Alice Huang still works at Megaspeed or how long the board’s inquiry will take.

Megaspeed investigations

Megaspeed is a Singapore-registered company selling access to AI computing capacity in Southeast Asian data centers. Its website earlier called the company “a core business partner of NVIDIA's computing power cloud business in the Asia-Pacific region.”

U.S. controls restrict some advanced chip exports to China. Using chips remotely when they are outside China is a separate issue and is not necessarily illegal.

Singapore police are investigating Megaspeed over suspected domestic law breaches and have not disclosed the specific offenses. On Oct. 31, Singapore said the inquiry was unrelated to Alice Huang’s alleged intelligence links, which it had not investigated.

The Commerce Department opened an investigation into Megaspeed in late 2024 after an official visiting a Malaysian data center found Nvidia equipment still boxed, The Indian Express reported. The case went to the Justice Department earlier this year. Neither the U.S. nor the Singapore inquiry has publicly established that Megaspeed illegally diverted chips to China.

Bloomberg reported in December 2025 that the U.S. government was examining Megaspeed’s ownership and whether it had smuggled Nvidia chips to China. Megaspeed said that month the report contained misleading information. It said inspections by U.S. and Malaysian officials and Nvidia found “no evidence of any violations concerning the illicit transfer of chips or any illegal activities.”

Nvidia says Megaspeed has no Chinese shareholders and says an investigation debunked previous allegations against the company.

House committee leaders have requested Jensen Huang’s attendance at a Nov. 18 briefing to establish “the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.” Nvidia has said it has “no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised.”

It remains unclear whether any Nvidia or U.S. information reached Beijing.