Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns Days After Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy Becomes Public

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday, less than a week after his extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a woman alleged to be a spy for China, became public. Alice Huang, who is no relation to him, became managing director of Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed International in 2023. Megaspeed went on to buy billions of dollars in Nvidia chips and servers, and said Thursday that it has complied with U.S. laws. Huang told his wife and disclosed the affair to employees by email on Sunday. Nvidia's board hired Joon H. Kim, a Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz partner and former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, to lead an investigation, the Washington Post reported, about a week before the company's quarterly earnings report. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday that the resignation does not absolve Huang, other executives or the company of responsibility.

CBS News, on the left, leads with how the resignation unfolded and builds a timeline around Alice Huang's background. It covers her past as a Chinese television reporter, her job at Shanghai Hexi Investment Management, her husband's role there, and Megaspeed's renaming and ownership. It also notes that an investor questioned the pair's closeness in May. Breitbart, on the right, leads with the board's hiring of Kim and spends most of its space on his prosecutorial record, including the Gotti and Cuomo cases. It adds that Alice Huang worked for Chinese state media and was listed as a Megaspeed director from March to November 2023. Both sides agree on the affair, the spy allegation and the Megaspeed link. CBS stresses the business ties and the lead-up, while Breitbart stresses the investigation and calls it a scandal. The Hill, the alternative source, stands apart by centering Warren's statement on accountability.