Nvidia CEO's affair becomes a national security problem

Nvidia said an independent board committee, assisted by external lawyers, will oversee an investigation, stating the board prioritizes US national and economic security and has no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised. The article reports that Huang had lobbied Trump for more permissive AI chip exports to China, that a deal allowing older H200 chip exports with the US government taking a cut had minimal sales impact as Beijing pushed back, and that the US government had already been investigating Megaspeed over concerns it was smuggling Nvidia chips into China. Lawmakers including House China committee Republican head John Moolenaar have asked Huang to testify before Congress, while Elon Musk offered support.