Nvidia 董事会就黄仁勋与 Megaspeed 高管关系启动独立调查
Nvidia is investigating Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese spy
Nvidia 董事会宣布对 CEO 黄仁勋启动独立调查，起因是报道称他与 Megaspeed 高管 Alice Huang 关系密切，后者据报被中国国家安全部招募为间谍。调查由独立董事委员会在外部律师协助下进行，董事会表示无理由认为国家安全或公司机密已受损，黄仁勋承诺配合。此前《纽约时报》报道了两人关系，Megaspeed 作为 Nvidia 客户也正因涉嫌向中国走私 AI 芯片接受商务部调查。
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Terrence O'Brien
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Nvidia has announced that it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang and his relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who was reportedly recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to spy on the company. A statement posted by the board of directors reads:
The NVIDIA Board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation.
The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders. 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. Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it.
The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team and will provide further updates as appropriate.
The New York Times reported last month that Huang had developed a “close relationship” with the Megaspeed executive, which some believed was romantic in nature. US officials believe she was feeding information directly back to Beijing.
Megaspeed is a customer of Nvidia and is the subject of a Commerce Department investigation into whether it was smuggling AI chips to China.
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