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Nvidia board to probe spying case after Huang admits affair

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 08, 2026 • 08:48 PM
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The board investigation will address reports that the chip magnate “has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort”, the company said.

Nvidia board to probe spying case after Huang admits affair

San Francisco | Nvidia’s board is launching an investigation into whether chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign espionage plot after he admitted to employees that he was unfaithful to his wife.

The board will assemble a committee of independent directors, working with outside counsel, to oversee the investigation of the case, according to a statement Sunday. In his own memo to staff, Huang said he was “deeply sorry” for the affair.

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