US chipmaker Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over affair

United States-based chipmaker Nvidia is investigating its chief executive officer, billionaire Jensen Huang, after he confirmed he had an intimate relationship with a woman accused of working for Chinese intelligence.In an announcement on Sunday, Nvidia said the probe would be conducted by a “committee of independent directors” with outside counsel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executiveslist 2 of 3AI stocks plunge after US election, driving down marketslist 3 of 3How the US midterm elections reflected resistance to data centresend of list“While the board has no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the board’s inquiry will examine all available information,” Nvidia’s board of directors said.It said the board continued to have “confidence in Jensen and his leadership team”. Huang will continue to lead Nvidia during the probe.The investigation follows a report in The New York Times last month that Jensen may have been the target of a Chinese espionage plot.China and the US have been in competition to dominate key tech sectors like artificial intelligence (AI).A...