Trump says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told him he didn’t know businesswoman was a spy

Nvidia shares slid to a seven-month low as the board probes whether its CEO was targeted by foreign intelligence President Donald Trump has offered Jensen Huang something close to a character reference. On Monday, Trump said he spoke with the Nvidia CEO after a media report connected Huang to a businesswoman accused of passing information to China. According to Trump, Huang told him he had no idea the woman was a spy. What we know so far The story started with a New York Times report. It said Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officials believe shared information with Beijing. Nvidia’s board responded by opening a probe. The independent investigation, launched on November 8, is examining whether Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence. The woman has been identified as Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and former executive at Megaspeed International. She is not related to the Nvidia CEO. US intelligence officials reportedly believe she was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security. She was reportedly tasked with gathering information on Jensen Huang and on Nvidia’s AI technology. The two were photographed together multiple times at...