US investigated suspected Chinese spying involving Nvidia CEO’s customer contacts
US investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO
- Who
- U.S. intelligence agencies
- What
- investigated Alice Huang's ties to China and potential access to Nvidia business information
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What happened
US intelligence agencies surveilled MegaSpeed executive Alice Huang for about a year over suspected ties to China, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources. Sources raised concerns that her contacts with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could provide information about Nvidia’s plans and export lobbying. Nvidia told TechCrunch that their interactions were routine customer meetings and that regional cloud customers receive no sensitive trade secrets or information relevant to national security.
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US intelligence agencies surveilled MegaSpeed executive Alice Huang for about a year over suspected ties to China and potential access to Nvidia business information, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources. Those sources raised concerns that her contacts with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could provide information about Nvidia’s plans and export lobbying. Nvidia told TechCrunch that the interactions were routine customer meetings and that regional cloud customers receive no sensitive trade secrets or information relevant to national security.
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