Nvidia looking into claim CEO Jensen Huang was target of 'foreign intelligence effort'
Top Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Jensen Huang to brief Congress this month about a New York Times report in October alleging he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.
New York Times reports Huang was close to businesswoman who relayed info to Beijing
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Nvidia said on Sunday that it is initiating an independent investigation after a media report that founder and CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
Top Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Huang to brief Congress this month about a New York Times report in October alleging he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.
The multinational tech company said on Sunday that while its board has no reason to believe that either U.S. national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, its inquiry will examine all available information.
Huang fully supports the review and has committed to co-operating with it, the company said.
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