Nvidia opens probe after report that CEO Huang was target of foreign intelligence

Nvidia said ​on Sunday that it is ‌initiating an ​independent investigation after a media report that founder and CEO Jensen Huang had ‌been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

Top Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have called on Huang to brief Congress ‌this month about a New York Times report in October ‌alleging he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing. The company said on Sunday that, while its board has no reason ⁠to believe ​that either ⁠US national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, its inquiry will examine all ⁠available information.

Huang fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it, ​it added. Axios reported on Sunday, citing a draft email ⁠by Huang to employees, that Huang admitted to having a romantic relationship with a ⁠suspected ​Chinese spy and took full responsibility for his actions.

"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and ⁠our children. There is no excuse for what I did," Huang said ⁠in ⁠the draft email seen by Reuters. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Axios ‌report.