Nvidia CEO faces congressional scrutiny over reported ties to alleged spy
Written by AI from axios.com's report. Not checked by a person.
US House committee chairs asked Nvidia's chief executive for a closed-door briefing over press reports about contacts with a woman alleged to be linked to Chinese intelligence. Nvidia and China deny wrongdoing.
Following a New York Times report on 29 October 2026, US intelligence is reported to believe that a Singapore-linked businesswoman connected to Megaspeed was gathering information for Beijing, and that she had a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia says his interactions were normal customer contacts and has denied anything beyond a typical business relationship. China's Foreign Ministry called the report groundless speculation. Three House Republican committee chairs asked Huang for a closed-door briefing on 18 November, the day after Nvidia reports quarterly earnings, and set 11 November as the deadline to choose a date, according to Axios and other outlets citing Reuters. Megaspeed says it has hired outside counsel and will cooperate with US authorities; Singapore says its probe into Megaspeed continues. Aggregators also reported an independent board investigation and a share drop of about 5%, which I could not confirm in reputable sources. The Axios article is dated 7 November, so this is included as a next most prominent story.
