Jensen Huang’s Affairs That Upended Nvidia: Timeline of Events

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News of the Nvidia co-founder’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and his affair with an executive who reports to him, prompted his exit from the multi-trillion-dollar company.

News that Jensen Huang, the co-founder of Nvidia, was having an affair with a woman believed to be Chinese spy has sent shock waves through the tech world, the U.S. government and the wider economy.

Mr. Huang served as Nvidia’s chief executive from 1993, when he co-founded the company, until his resignation on Thursday. He rocketed to prominence during the A.I. boom as Nvidia’s advanced chips became a crucial technology, making it one of the world’s most valuable companies. Mr. Huang, 63, has close ties to President Trump and has frequently appeared alongside him.

2023: A Chinese executive named Alice Huang sets up a data firm in Singapore called Megaspeed. The company, which originally had Chinese owners, would soon buy billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips. In May 2023, Nvidia reaches $1 trillion in value.

December 2023: While it’s not clear when Mr. Huang, who is married, met Ms. Huang, they were acquainted by December 2023, when they had dinner with colleagues at a restaurant in Singapore. In June 2024, they were seen socializing at an event in Taipei.

June 2024 to June 2025: A Megaspeed subsidiary receives more than 200 shipments of Nvidia A.I. equipment.

July 2025: Nvidia becomes the first public company ever to be worth $4 trillion.

September 2025: The U.S. government, through the Commerce Department, begins an investigation into Megaspeed, examining whether some of the Nvidia chips it bought were sent to China, a possible violation of U.S. export controls.

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