Megaspeed exec was recruited to spy on Nvidia CEO, according to US intelligence memo

Summary

• A memo circulated earlier this year claimed technology executive Alice Huang was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
• The New York Times reported the memo was based on U.S. intelligence.
• The Financial Times reported the memo also claimed Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed.
• An Nvidia spokesperson told the New York Times that Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang were not unusual.
• The Nvidia spokesperson stated the company does not share classified information with its customers.
• A separate New York Times report examined New Matrix, a Chinese company authorized by the U.S. Commerce Department to buy advanced Nvidia chips.
• Reporters found only a hollow gray shell at the office address listed by New Matrix.
• The presence of a hollow gray shell raised concerns that New Matrix could be a front for a blacklisted private equity firm.
• An Nvidia spokesperson stated the company sells the first, best, & most of its technology in America.