# The AI poster boy, the ‘Chinese spy’ and Trump: how an affair may have harmed US security

https://mins.news/en/item/136156

- The Guardian, 2026-11-09 20:01 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/nvidia-affair-huang-trump-national-security

> Jensen Huang acknowledged having an affair with Alice Huang, who reports say was both an executive at an Nvidia customer and an alleged Chinese intelligence asset. Nvidia has opened an independent investigation. The report examines Huang’s closeness to Trump, concerns about chips reaching China and claims that pressure helped halt a US commerce department inquiry.

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