US tech giant Nvidia is opening a probe into its CEO, Jensen Huang, after reports that Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” the company's board of directors announced on Sunday.
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A report by The New York Times said that the CEO had admitted to the board that he had been "unfaithful" with a business executive who, according to US intelligence, was gathering information for China.
Nvidia is one of the global leaders in the development of artificial intelligence. Its chips power many of the data centres and computing systems used to train and run AI models. Its advanced chips have also been targeted by US export restrictions to prevent China from getting the latest semiconductor technology.
In a letter addressed to Nvidia employees, Huang said that he took "full responsibility" for his actions, while admitting to being unfaithful to his wife and apologising to his family and colleagues. However, he did not mention the name of the person involved or her reported ties to Beijing.
“Leading Nvidia is the privilege of my life,” the 63-year-old wrote. “My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that re...