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Thursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair

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US intelligence believes Alice Huang, a Shanghai executive who formed a romantic relationship with Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, was recruited by Chinese intelligence to spy for Beijing. The case raises concerns about AI-industry security and Donald Trump’s close ties to Nvidia chief Jensen Huang.

A screengrab from CTI video footage obtained November 9, 2026 shows a woman identified by Reuters as Alice Huang after comparison with a photograph obtained separately, attending a dinner with Nvidia chief Jensen Huang (in black) at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan May 2025.

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