NVIDIA Board Launches Independent Probe After Report Jensen Huang Targeted by Foreign Intelligence
firstadopter · x · 2026-11-09
NVIDIA's Board of Directors announced an independent investigation following reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
- A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside counsel, will oversee the inquiry
- The Board says it has no reason to believe national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, but will examine all available information
- NVIDIA's statement stresses "today's news will not slow NVIDIA" and that Jensen remains committed to leading the company as CEO without interruption
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