Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's alleged relationship with Chinese spy

The chipmaking giant says it is looking into reports by The New York Times that its CEO, Jensen Huang, was the target of a Chinese intelligence operation.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4432x2952+0+0/resize/4432x2952!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fdd%2F043cc9a24616accf483cbf99a1e6%2Fap26294365742048.jpg' alt='Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keynote on the company's GTC event in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.'/><p>The chipmaking giant says it is looking into reports by <em>The New York Times</em> that its CEO, Jensen Huang, was the target of a Chinese intelligence operation.</p><p>(Image credit: Markus Schreiber)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6034036' />