New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Singapore-based cloud computing company Megaspeed has found itself at the centre of a controversy involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, allegations of Chinese espionage and questions over access to advanced US artificial intelligence chips. But what does the relatively little-known company do, and why has it attracted attention from US intelligence officials?

Megaspeed, which operates in Singapore and Indonesia, provides computing power to businesses that need powerful chips for artificial intelligence projects. Its name has now surfaced in reports about Jensen Huang's 'affair' with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive whom US intelligence officials reportedly suspect of having links to Chinese intelligence.

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