Nvidia spokesperson says the government would have told the company of a genuine threat
NvidiaNvidia, through spokesperson John Rizzo, in a statement to CBS News
Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo tells CBS News that the company trusts the U.S. government would have notified it if Nvidia had been the target of a genuine threat.
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U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, making him the target of a Chinese intelligence effort.
“We trust that if we were the target of a genuine threat, the U.S. government would have notified us.”
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Other statements by Nvidia in this case
- Nvidia's board opens an investigation and says it has no reason to believe secrets were compromisedSame day: Mixed or conditional
Where this statement fits
Nvidia's board investigates reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence effort; Huang admits an affair and China calls the spy allegation a smear
On November 8, 2026, Nvidia's board said it was opening an independent investigation after news reports that its founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The New York Times reported in October that U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang; the two are not related. The Financial Times later reported that the U.S. government believes the relationship was romantic. In a message to staff the same day, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that he supports the investigation. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China's Foreign Ministry calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and a smear.
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CBS News reports the board's investigation, Huang's memo, a statement from Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's November 9 response and The New York Times reporting on Alice Huang and Megaspeed.
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CBS News reports that Nvidia's board opened an independent investigation that day and that Huang told staff he had been unfaithful to his wife.
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CBS News reports that a company spokesperson also said Huang fully supports the review and is committed to continuing to lead the company.
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The reference point is the reported relationship between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe was working for Chinese intelligence, and whether it put U.S. or Nvidia secrets at risk. The spokesperson questions whether the reported effort amounted to a genuine threat, pointing to the absence of any government warning, without saying that the reported relationship was proper or improper.
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