Nvidia shares slide as board probes CEO over affair with alleged Chinese spy

She's at the center of an internal investigation at one of the world's most valuable companies. Alice Huang, seen here in a pink dress, is a tech executive, but she's also alleged to have had an affair with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and spied on him for China, according to last month's New York Times report citing U.S. intelligence officials. The AI chipmaker has now been plunged into turmoil after the company announced it would investigate the relationship. In an email to staff, Huang admitted to having an affair and apologized. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company. I'm committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America's national security. China is in a race for tech dominance against the U.S., which restricts the export to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips. The story of Huang's affair has raised alarm bells among lawmakers in Washington, though NVIDIA's board said it had no reason to believe that national security or company secrets had been compromised. Beijing, meanwhile, again rejected the spying claims. The narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely baseless vilification and a smear. The New York Times piece said Alice Huang was a former executive of a Singapore-based data center company called MegaSpeed International, whose website prominently touts its partnership with Nvidia. The report also said Donald Trump had been briefed on the intelligence findings about Huang's relationship roughly a year ago and chose not to act on it. The president said on Sunday he didn't regret not acting on the information.