Nvidia's China business is facing a new question; who had access to its leadership, chips and overseas customers? A New York Times investigation alleges that China's Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang to get close to CEO Jensen Huang and gather information about Nvidia's advanced GPUs. The reported links extend to Gigabyte and Alibaba through a Singapore based data centre business.
Nvidia shares fell nearly 5% in premarket trading on November 9 as the company opened an independent investigation.