NYT: Chinese spy suspect cultivated close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
almmaasoglu · x · 2026-10-29
A New York Times exclusive reports that US intelligence concluded Alice Huang (Huang Le), a Singapore data-center executive suspected of funneling advanced Nvidia AI chips to China, was a Chinese intelligence asset who developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
- Surveillance flagged her chip-diversion activity before revealing the closeness to Jensen Huang.
- President Trump was reportedly briefed and took no action.
- The piece frames Huang as highly influential on White House tech policy, against the backdrop of the US-China AI chip race.
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