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Fri, 13 Nov 2026

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy

Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

* Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been summoned to testify before a Senate committee about his alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.
* Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who is under scrutiny for exporting sensitive Nvidia AI chips to China, will also be called to testify.
* The scandal has led to Nvidia's stock market value plummeting by $550 billion (£415bn) in just five days.
* Senator Tim Scott said the situation raises "serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology".
* Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife after reports emerged that he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, Alice Huang.
* A second affair has been reported, allegedly with an Nvidia executive named Kimberly Powell.
* Nvidia's board has announced Colette Kress as interim CEO, while the company launches an investigation into whether its CEO was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.