By India Today World Desk
Publication Date: 2026-10-31 07:25:00
The US is probing an alleged network involved in smuggling advanced AI chips to China, with investigators also examining suspected espionage and the possible gathering of sensitive commercial information for Beijing. The investigation has drawn attention to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the company’s links to individuals under scrutiny.
At the centre of the probe is Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese businesswoman associated with Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. She is suspected of gathering commercial information for China and reportedly had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times.
But who is Alice Huang, and how did a business executive working in Singapore find herself at the centre of an intelligence investigation involving one of the biggest names in the global artificial intelligence industry?
WHO IS ALICE HUANG?
Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is a Chinese national who worked as a senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre company. While little has been reported about her personal life or early career, her professional position placed her in the middle of the global AI chip supply chain.
Megaspeed purchases computing equipment powered by Nvidia chips and operates as an intermediary, renting data centre capacity to businesses, including Chinese technology giant Alibaba, according to The New York Times.
The company’s business model came under scrutiny as American authorities…
