The Nvidia board of directors has launched an independent investigation into the circumstances of a possible espionage operation against the company's chief executive, Jensen Huang. The trigger was reports of Huang's alleged relationship with the businesswoman Alice Huang, who, according to US media citing intelligence sources, is suspected of co-operating with Chinese intelligence services.
WHY THE NVIDIA CHIEF FOUND HIMSELF AT THE CENTRE OF A SCANDAL
As Euronews reports, US intelligence services suspect that the businesswoman Alice Huang, with whom the Nvidia chief was allegedly in a close relationship, may have passed information to the Chinese authorities.
Alice Huang is a Chinese national who held a senior position at Megaspeed. The company operates a data centre in Singapore and is among the major buyers of Nvidia chips in South-East Asia.
US media, citing intelligence sources, claim that the woman may have been gathering information about Nvidia's activities in the interests of Beijing. However, no public evidence of the passing of the company's commercial secrets has been presented.
WHAT JENSEN HUANG ADMITTED
The chief executive of Nvidia sent a letter to employees in which he admitted to marital infidelity and apologised to his family and colleagues.
Huang said he takes full responsibility for his actions. However, he did not name the woman with whom he was in a relationship and did not confirm the reports of her alleged links to Chinese intelligence services.
On 8 November 2026, the Nvidia board of directors officially announced an independent investigation.
The company stressed that it currently has no grounds to believe that US national security or Nvidia's commercial secrets have been put at risk.
The review will be conducted by a committee of independent directors with the involvement of external legal advisers. Jensen Huang supported the investigation and undertook to co-operate with the reviewers.
HOW DONALD TRUMP REACTED
US President Donald Trump publicly backed the Nvidia chief. He described Huang as a decent man and praised his contribution to the development of the American technology industry.
Trump did, however, say that he had not personally discussed the allegations that had emerged with the company's chief.
There are as yet no final conclusions regarding the possible espionage operation. Nvidia continues to operate under Huang's leadership.
HOW NVIDIA IS LINKED TO KAZAKHSTAN
Nvidia is one of the technology partners of the Data Center Valley project, which is being implemented in Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region.
On 15 June 2026, Kazakhstan announced agreements with the US companies Firebird and Nvidia on developing artificial intelligence infrastructure. The project envisages the creation of large data centres using Nvidia graphics processing units.
According to government data from 6 November 2026, the first phase of the project includes the construction of three data centres with a combined capacity of 304 MW.
The first data centre, with a capacity of 68 MW, is scheduled to be launched in Q2 2027; the second, with a capacity of 164 MW, in Q3; and the third, with a capacity of 72 MW, in Q4 of the same year.
By 2029, the complex's total capacity is planned to be increased to 1 GW.
There have as yet been no official reports on the impact of the investigation surrounding Jensen Huang on the implementation of the project in Kazakhstan.
