By Nick Viviani
Publication Date: 2026-11-09 00:30:00
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during GTC Berlin. The U.S. chipmaker is hosting its AI conference from October 20 to 22, 2026. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa (Photo by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is under investigation by his own company following reports that he was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort. The tech giant’s board announced the new inquiry Sunday, noting that Huang supports and is cooperating with it.
What they’re saying:
“While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board’s inquiry will examine all available information,” the company wrote in a statement. The board stated that U.S. national and economic security are its top priorities for the investigation, above company and shareholder interests.
Huang, who has been Nvidia’s CEO since the company’s founding, will remain so during the investigation. The New York Times reported that in a message to company employees, Huang wrote, “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
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Why you should care:
Nvidia has ridden the wave of the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the world’s most valuable companies. Its chips are commonly used in data centers and computing systems that run and train…