The Nvidia boss has been something of a “Trump-whisperer” on US export controls, advocating to sell chips to China to keep it hooked on the US tech stack.
The Jensen Huang affair has all the elements of a Hollywood spy thriller.
A charismatic entrepreneur controlling the most valuable company in the world. A young honeypot allegedly working at the behest of the Chinese government. And a US president whose policies have been heavily influenced by said entrepreneur, much to the chagrin of China hawks in his own administration.
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The US intelligence community intercepted communications in the spring indicating that an executive of Megaspeed, a company under investigation for possibly diverting sensitive technology to China, was having an affair with a US person.
The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.
Nvidia poured tens of billions into AI startups under Huang. Without him at the helm, founders and VCs are bracing for smaller checks and lower valuations.
The Republican-led Congress wants to see Jensen Huang in Washington before Democrats take control in January.
Nvidia is one the most valuable companies on the planet, but its former boss had 60 direct reports, meaning it wasn't structured to cope with scandals.
Nvidia’s ‘hidden’ emissions are enormous.
