A reported intelligence investigation has put a Nvidia executive’s business circle under scrutiny. US intelligence agencies believe an executive close to CEO Jensen Huang may be an informant for China, according to The New York Times. The claims also raise questions about Megaspeed and its connections to purchases of AI hardware containing Nvidia chips.
What the report alleges
The executive named in the report is Alice Huang (Huang Le) of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center operator. The New York Times says US authorities monitored her and concluded that she passed information to Beijing and was close to Jensen Huang.
The article describes a suspected information channel, not a finding publicly established in the source. It says US officials believed Jensen Huang did not know about the alleged activity, and that he was not warned.
Why the government response is in focus
President Trump was briefed about a year ago, according to the report, but took no action. The source says the likely considerations were avoiding disruption to Nvidia’s chip sales and preventing further strain in trade relations with China.
That reported decision puts commercial and diplomatic concerns alongside the intelligence allegations. The source does not describe a public warning to Nvidia’s CEO or further steps taken by the government after the briefing.
Megaspeed and Nvidia hardware purchases
The US government also suspects Megaspeed of helping China gain access to Nvidia chips. The source points to purchases by a Malaysian sister company: between June 2024 and February 2026, it bought at least $4.8 billion worth of AI hardware with Nvidia chips.
The purchases are part of the context for the government’s suspicion, but the source does not say that the purchases themselves prove information was passed to Beijing. It also does not provide further detail about how the hardware was used or where it ultimately went.
Responses to the allegations
An Nvidia spokesperson said meeting with customers is part of a CEO’s job and that Megaspeed does not receive sensitive information. Megaspeed has announced an internal investigation, according to the article.
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy rejected the claims, calling them “groundless smears and slanders.” The source presents the allegations and responses, while leaving the central claims contested.
The report therefore links three issues: alleged intelligence activity around an executive close to Jensen Huang, concerns about access to Nvidia chips, and the government’s reported choice not to act after a briefing. The responses from Nvidia, Megaspeed and the Chinese embassy show that the claims are disputed, and the article describes an internal investigation rather than a disclosed conclusion.