Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over affair with alleged Chinese spy as Trump says FBI is 'looking into' it

Summary

Nvidia is investigating chief executive Jensen Huang over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, and the probe is being carried out by the company itself, the BBC reports. CNBC reports that Nvidia has hired the law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead the investigation, and that Huang admitted on Sunday to the affair with a woman who has been connected to Chinese intelligence by reports in The New York Times and the Financial Times. The Financial Times reports that the US chipmaker has been rocked by the allegations and that Trump has said the FBI is 'looking into' Huang. PBS NewsHour and NDTV report that Trump said on Monday that Huang should not worry about the FBI looking into the affair. Hindustan Times reports that Huang has acknowledged the affair with a woman accused of spying for China and has lobbied Trump on loosening export controls.

Timeline

1. BBC

   9 Nov 2026, 21:52 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, with the probe carried out by the company itself.

2. Financial Times

   9 Nov 2026, 22:16 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Nvidia has been rocked by allegations that its chief executive had an affair with a Chinese spy, and that Trump has said the FBI is 'looking into' Huang.

3. PBS NewsHour

   9 Nov 2026, 23:04 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Trump said on Monday that Huang should not worry about the FBI looking into his affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese government agent.

4. NDTV

   9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Trump said the FBI is 'looking into' Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

5. Hindustan Times

   10 Nov 2026, 06:17 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Huang has acknowledged an affair with a woman accused of spying for China and has lobbied President Trump on loosening export controls.

6. CNBC

   10 Nov 2026, 19:26 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Nvidia has hired the law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead the probe into Huang's affair, and that Huang admitted on Sunday to an affair with a woman connected to Chinese intelligence by New York Times and Financial Times reports.