Updated November 9, 2026 — 11:06am , first published November 9, 2026 — 7:59am

Washington: The board of American chipmaker Nvidia has launched an investigation into chief executive Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, as Huang admitted his infidelity in a company memo.

Reports that Huang, one of the most powerful and important figures in artificial intelligence and technology, had an affair with data centre company executive and suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang have rocked the industry and Washington.

Jensen Huang at a state dinner at the White House with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in September.…