Who is Jensen Huang, the AI tycoon caught up in China spy claims

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is under scrutiny over a reported Chinese spy link, though nobody has accused him of wrongdoing and both Nvidia and Beijing deny the claims.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is at the centre of spy claims after a report that US intelligence officials believe a Chinese executive close to him was passing information to Beijing, Euronews reports.

The New York Times reported on October 29 that officials had determined a senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre firm and Nvidia customer, was delivering information to China. The executive, Alice Huang, is not related to Huang.

Nvidia says his dealings with her were routine. Spokesperson John Rizzo said: “Jensen’s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected.” Another spokesperson said regional cloud customers receive “ordinary business information – not sensitive NVIDIA trade secrets.”

China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the report as “groundless speculation.” No charges against Huang or Nvidia have been reported, and the reports do not accuse him of wrongdoing.