Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has acknowledged an extramarital affair with a person described as a Beijing spy, Le Monde.fr reports. The disclosure comes as the chipmaker conducts an investigation involving its director general, according to the same outlet.
News of the affair and the espionage allegations was picked up by several other outlets. Boursorama reported that Nvidia shares fell as the company pursues its inquiry. Les Echos asked whether Nvidia could lose its boss amid the spying case, while L'Express described an affair and the shadow of a Beijing spy at the centre of the storm around the company. Courrier international listed the Nvidia investigation among its overnight news items.
The reporting available does not specify the identity of the person involved, the nature of the alleged espionage, or the scope and findings of Nvidia's investigation. It also does not detail how the company's board or Huang himself are responding beyond the acknowledgment attributed to him.
What to watch next: whether Nvidia releases further details of its investigation, how the board handles Huang's position, and whether the share decline reported by Boursorama continues.