Nvidia board launches probe into CEO Jensen Huang following affair admission

Nvidia's board of directors has launched an independent investigation into Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang after he admitted to an extramarital affair in an internal email to employees. Huang apologised to his family and staff, promising to rebuild trust while remaining committed to the semiconductor company.

The corporate inquiry focuses on whether the relationship compromised sensitive trade secrets or exposed the firm to foreign intelligence gathering. While media reports suggest the affair may have involved a Chinese operative aiming to collect corporate data, Nvidia's preliminary internal review found no evidence of compromised proprietary information. Chinese officials have dismissed the espionage allegations as baseless.

European reporting varies on the certainty of espionage involvement, ranging from asserting that the affair involved a confirmed intelligence agent to framing the spy connection as speculative or highlighting Beijing's firm denial.

Sources: Aftenposten, Berlingske, Morgunblaðið, ORF, Sermitsiaq.