Nvidia's board of directors has opened an investigation after reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence, Sky News reported on Sunday.
The board confirmed the probe in a statement published on Nvidia's newsroom. Sky News was first to report the intelligence allegations.
Coverage of the story varied across outlets. BBC reporting described the investigation as centring on an affair between Huang and a person suspected of being a Chinese spy. The Guardian reported that Nvidia opened the investigation after a report that Huang was the target of foreign intelligence.
The New York Times reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had warned officials about the Nvidia chief's entanglement with a Chinese spy. The Times did not provide further detail in the material available.
Nvidia has not publicly commented beyond the board's statement, and no findings from the investigation have been released. Huang remains CEO.
The reports raise questions about the personal security of one of the technology industry's most prominent executives, at a company whose chips sit at the centre of US–China tensions over advanced computing.
What to watch next: whether Nvidia's board releases further details of the investigation, and whether US officials respond publicly to the Times report on Rubio's warning.
