U.S. lawmakers summon Nvidia former CEO after affair with suspected spy

San Francisco U.S. lawmakers have called Jensen Huang, an architect of the artificial intelligence boom, to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy scandal storyline 1 The scandal has wiped almost half a trillion dollars off Nvidia’s market valuation, as it raises national security fears and leaves the AI industry in uncharted waters. “Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology,” Republican Senator Tim Scott wrote on Thursday (November 12, 2026) on X.

Mr. Scott said he was requesting mR. Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in December before the Senate Banking Committee, which he chairs. U.S.

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