Nvidia’s CEO is reportedly the target of a ‘Chinese spy plot’ for intelligence on American AI chips.
Nvidia’s CEO is reportedly the target of a ‘Chinese spy plot’ for intelligence on American AI chips.
by Jay PetersNov 6, 2026, 11:00 PM UTCImage: The VergeJay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.China’s intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) enlisted her to glean information about American AI chips and “potentially influence the company to push for its most advanced chips to be made available to China.” Megaspeed is a customer of Nvidia’s, and Alice Huang also has “relationships with executives at the highest levels of the A.I. chip industry,” including leaders at Gigabyte, the NYT says.
