Singapore-based cloud computing firm MegaSpeed has become the focus of global attention after Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang publicly admitted to an extramarital affair, a development that media outlets have connected to MegaSpeed executive Alice Huang. The revelation arrives as Nvidia remains a leading supplier of advanced AI and data-center chips to major U.S. tech firms.
In a brief statement, Jensen Huang said he did not name MegaSpeed or Alice Huang but confirmed his infidelity and noted that Nvidia’s Board of Directors had launched an independent investigation into the national-security concerns raised by recent news reports. He pledged full cooperation, emphasizing his loyalty to the United States and to Nvidia’s security mission.
Nvidia’s corporate statement asserted that the company has no reason to believe either national security or proprietary Nvidia information was compromised, while confirming that the board’s inquiry will review all available data. The firm’s response underscores its effort to reassure investors and regulators amid heightened scrutiny of its supply chain and overseas partnerships.
MegaSpeed markets itself as a core partner of Nvidia’s cloud computing business in the Asia-Pacific region, offering customers rental access to Nvidia GPUs hosted in data centers across Southeast Asia. The service enables firms to run costly AI workloads without purchasing hardware and provides remote compute capability that circumvents U.S. export restrictions on direct chip shipments to China.
Previous media and government inquiries have examined whether MegaSpeed redirected GPUs to China, a practice subject to U.S. export controls. Bloomberg reported in December 2025 that U.S. authorities were probing the company’s ownership structure and alleged chip smuggling. MegaSpeed’s website responded by labeling the Bloomberg piece as misleading and citing inspections by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, and Nvidia that found no evidence of illicit transfers.
The House Select Committee on China identified Alice Huang as a publicly reported Chinese intelligence asset in a statement released on Nov. 5, and scheduled a briefing for Jensen Huang on Nov. 18 to assess potential national-security risks. New York Times reporting this month described her as a Chinese citizen fluent in English with extensive industry contacts, and cited a memo from the previous administration that alleged she passed U.S. AI chip information to Beijing’s intelligence services.