By Matias Civita
Publication Date: 2026-10-29 18:14:00
U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that a Chinese business executive with access to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was collecting information for Beijing, exposing concerns about foreign intelligence operations surrounding America’s artificial intelligence industry.
President Donald Trump was briefed on the findings roughly a year ago but chose not to act, according to The New York Times, which cited people familiar with classified surveillance. Jensen Huang has not received a defensive briefing warning him about the suspected intelligence operation, the report said.
The allegations center on Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese citizen associated with Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed. American officials initially scrutinized her over suspicions that she was helping China circumvent restrictions on advanced Nvidia chips.
Electronic surveillance subsequently led officials to conclude she was providing information to Beijing, the Times reported.
Officials initially did not believe Nvidia’s chief executive knew about her alleged intelligence activities. The report said it remains unclear whether that assessment has changed. Nvidia defended the relationship as routine business contact. “Jensen’s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected,” Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo told the Times. “Meetings with customers are part of a C.E.O.’s job.”
Rizzo said customers receive ordinary commercial information, rather than sensitive trade secrets or national…
