Nvidia opens investigation after report CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign intelligence

Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, and his wife, Lori Huang, with Apple's Tim Cook at the top table during a state dinner hosted by Donald Trump for Xi Jinping at the White House in September. Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, and his wife, Lori Huang, with Apple's Tim Cook at the top table during a state dinner hosted by Donald Trump for Xi Jinping at the White House in September. Nvidia said on Sunday it "is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort". The New York Times reported in October that Donald Trump had been briefed last year on intelligence that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump downplayed the revelations about Huang, who is an influential adviser to the president on artificial intelligence, saying: "I think he's an honorable guy. I think he probably has an excuse for it."