Leonardo DiCaprio

The Jensen Huang Allegations Put Nvidia’s Board and Security Risks in Focus

Allegations involving Jensen Huang have put pressure on the Nvidia chief executive’s position and raised questions about how the Commerce Department weighed security risks when clearing advanced chip sales to China-affiliated entities. John Coogan cited an Axios report about a classified memo warning of Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, described in the report as a suspected Chinese spy, and said the national-security concern was the possibility of extortion. Senator Kevin Cramer has called for Huang to resign; Nvidia’s independent directors issued a statement, but its substance was not disclosed.