The CEO admitted to an affair after being linked to a woman suspected to be a spy.

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Following a string of reports from The New York Times and Financial Times linking NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang with a woman suspected to be a Chinese spy, the company says it's launching an independent investigation into the claims that he "has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort."

In the statement released on Sunday, NVIDIA said, "A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation. The Board prioritizes US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders.…