A timeline of the affair scandal that sank Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
CEO behind the meteoric rise of Nvidia stepped down after it was revealed he had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy
TL;DR
- Jensen Huang resigned as CEO of Nvidia after over 30 years leading the company.
- The resignation followed revelations of an affair with Alice Huang, who US officials suspect is a Chinese spy.
- Concerns were raised about Megaspeed, a datacenter firm associated with Alice Huang, potentially diverting Nvidia AI chips to China, violating export restrictions.
- The scandal led to a significant drop in Nvidia's market valuation, exceeding $600 billion.
- A timeline details interactions between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, the rise of Megaspeed, and investigations by US authorities.