Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, has admitted to an affair with a top executive at the data center company Megaspeed — a woman going by the name of Alice Huang who the U.S. government alleges is a Chinese spy.In this special midweek episode of “Hard Fork,” we sit down with Stephen Witt, who wrote last year’s Jensen Huang biography “The Thinking Machine.”We’ll dig into what you need to know about this spiraling scandal and what it means for A.I. and the global economy.&nbsp;Guests:<ul><li><a href="https://stephenwitt.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephen Witt</a>, author of “The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip”&nbsp;</li></ul>Additional Reading:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/technology/nvidia-chips-china-megaspeed.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/nvidia-china-jensen-huang-trump.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/technology/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nvidia Opens Investigation Into Jensen Huang’s Relationship With Suspected Chinese Spy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/politics/rubio-nvidia-ceo-chinese-spy.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/business/economy/nvidia-megaspeed-investigation-huang.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention</a></li></ul>We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hardfork" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hardfork" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>.&nbsp;
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