Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns After Affair Admission; US Probes Megaspeed and Alice Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday, days after confessing on Sunday to cheating on his wife of four decades with Alice Huang, a Shanghai-based executive. Nvidia stock tumbled after the revelation, and Bloomberg reported that Jensen Huang is not a target of federal probes. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are reportedly investigating whether Alice Huang, 49, helped sneak Super Micro Computer products into China, a separate matter from a Justice Department probe into her former company, Megaspeed International, over suspected chip smuggling. Megaspeed denies wrongdoing, and Super Micro was not charged and is reportedly cooperating. Singapore said it held Alice Huang's passport months after President Trump was briefed she was a spy, and said the US has not been helpful on the investigation. Sen. Michael Bennet has asked the State, Commerce and Justice departments and the director of national intelligence for an update and tougher measures against Megaspeed.

Left-leaning coverage, from The Guardian and The New York Times, centers on unanswered questions and the government response. The Guardian's briefing asks what is and is not known about the "mysterious" Alice Huang and her relationship with Jensen Huang, which it traces to a New York Times report last month. The Times headlines Singapore's complaint about US help and highlights the passport detail. Right-leaning outlets, the New York Post and Washington Times, lead with Alice Huang's identity and alleged misconduct. The Post calls her a suspected Chinese spy and Jensen Huang's mistress, and centers the DOJ smuggling probe, sourced to Bloomberg, and the stock drop. The Washington Times emphasizes her career as a Chinese banker turned tech executive at a Singapore data center company. All sides report the Megaspeed probe, but the left stresses Singapore's account and the US response, while the right stresses smuggling and spying allegations and her biography. The right-leaning excerpts do not mention Singapore's statement. The alternative side, Semafor and AP, adds congressional pressure and public fascination with images of Alice Huang.