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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Faces Calls to Step Down After Affair with Alleged Spy

Megaspeed purchased more than $4.8 billion in Nvidia chips in two years and is suspected of helping Beijing bypass U.S. trade embargoes.

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Published November 11, 2026, 18:03 (Brasília time) · 2 min read

Jensen Huang and a woman sitting at a restaurant table with dishes of food and wine glasses. — Jensen Huang during a meeting depicted in the case Photo: Reprodução/Olhar Digital

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The essentials of this story

What happened: Nvidia has launched an independent investigation and faces investor pressure and calls for resignation after its CEO admitted to an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
Who is affected: Jensen Huang, the Nvidia board, shareholders, and U.S. authorities.
What changes: The CEO is being investigated regarding whether he was a target of espionage while the company deals with questions surrounding the supply of advanced chips and market drops.

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Sources

Suposta espiã chinesa e CEO da Nvidia tiveram encontros pelo mundo — Olhar Digital (accessed 11/11/2026)
The Economist pede saída de CEO da Nvidia após caso extraconjugal com suposta espiã chinesa — g1 — economia (accessed 11/11/2026)

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