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China's Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based data center firm Megaspeed, to gather intelligence on Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, according to reporting from The New York Times. The recruitment formed part of a campaign by Beijing to study American artificial intelligence plans and sway Nvidia toward seeking permission from the US government to export its most advanced processors to China. [1][2]
American intelligence officials believe Jensen Huang was romantically involved with Alice Huang, according to The Financial Times. While President Trump and select US officials were alerted to the situation before a trip to Beijing earlier this year alongside the Nvidia chief and Elon Musk, Trump took no action, and Jensen Huang was not warned by officials that he was an intelligence target. [1]
Megaspeed has also faced allegations of involvement in smuggling advanced chips into China, though Nvidia concluded in an internal investigation that there was no evidence of wrongdoing. [1]
The spy who targeted NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly a recruit by China's version of the CIA. US officials say Huang was romantically involved with her.
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China's intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) enlisted her to glean information about American AI chips and "potentially influence the company to push for its most advanced chips to be made available to China." Megaspeed…
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