Nvidia scandal, Nov. 10 -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing intense scrutiny following reports of an alleged relationship with a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence of being linked to an espionage operation. The controversy has triggered an FBI investigation, congressional scrutiny, an independent board inquiry and a shareholder lawsuit. Nvidia shares have also fallen amid concerns over the potential national security and reputational fallout.

The controversy centres on Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, who is unrelated to Jensen Huang. A former television reporter in China, she later became a senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre company and one of Nvidia's biggest customers in Southeast Asia. ...