Arabic version: تواصل التساؤلات بعد مغادرة جنسن هوانغ إنفيديا
According to ABC News, Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia chief executive after speculation about an alleged espionage plot and reports of multiple extra-marital affairs. The controversy focused on his relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based data-centre company Megaspeed whom US intelligence reportedly suspects of being a Chinese spy. China’s foreign ministry called the allegations “unsubstantiated” and “smears against China”.
Republican Senator Tim Scott renewed calls for Huang to appear before Congress, citing “serious concerns” that need addressing. The chairs of the House foreign affairs, China select and intelligence committees have asked Huang and Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter to attend closed-door transcribed interviews on December 1 and 2. Neither has publicly commented on the requests, and subpoenas could be used to compel their appearances. Huang’s last public statement was on Sunday, when he said he had been “unfaithful” to his wife of more than 40 years and was committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting US national security.
Questions have also been raised about the Trump administration’s oversight of Nvidia’s chip exports to China. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has faced calls to testify over restrictions on AI chip shipments, while Under-Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler has been called to a December 3 hearing. In December 2025, Donald Trump allowed Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China in exchange for a cut of sales after Huang argued restrictions would accelerate Beijing’s AI development. Senator Elizabeth Warren said Lutnick and Kessler must explain why export-control loopholes had not been closed.
Nvidia said it had opened an independent investigation into whether Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, while stating it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets had been compromised. Chief financial officer Colette Kress has become interim CEO. Board chair Harvey C Jones said the company expected operations, customer commitments and its product roadmap to continue without interruption. Alice Huang has not publicly commented, and Attorney-General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department had not reached a conclusion on whether she was a spy.
