Nvidia opened an independent probe into CEO Jensen Huang after he acknowledged an extramarital relationship with a woman reported to be a Chinese intelligence asset, sending the chipmaker’s shares down as much as 8% before paring losses. The company said it has no evidence that trade secrets or national security were compromised but would review all available information, while Huang apologized to employees and pledged support for U.S. security interests. The episode raises governance questions at the world’s top AI-chip supplier: unlike some founder-led tech firms, Nvidia has a single-class share structure that offers Huang little insulation from board action. The controversy also intersects with U.S.-China technology tensions and export curbs on advanced processors, while competitors’ stocks rose on the news. The White House faces scrutiny over when officials learned of the matter, even as Beijing dismisses the espionage claims as a smear.
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