Lawmakers from both parties are calling for a congressional investigation into alleged links between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, a former executive of Megaspeed suspected of helping China circumvent restrictions on artificial intelligence chips. According to The New York Times, a memorandum received by the Trump administration last spring identified Alice Huang as having been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security. Three House committee chairs asked Jensen Huang to provide a closed-door briefing on November 18, just before Nvidia is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings. Senator John Cornyn also challenged the approval of Chinese company New Matrix to assemble Nvidia chips in Beijing, while Nvidia said the CEO’s interactions with Huang were similar to those he had with other customers.
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