Singapore: Alice Huang - the alleged Chinese spy in the controversy involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang - left Megaspeed in August 2025, the Singapore-based cloud-computing company said in an official statement issued on Sunday.
“Ms. Alice Huang officially left Megaspeed effective August 30, 2025 and currently has no role with the Company,” the company said in its statement, as it declined to comment on Huang’s “personal and private matters”.
The company also said that it has launched an internal probe into media reports concerning its business, supply chain and global operations.
In the statement, Megaspeed said recent media reports containing assertions about its business, supply chain and global operations were "not supported by verifiable evidence".
The company said it conducts legitimate and lawful business and has retained external legal counsel to conduct a "thorough internal investigation".
It further said it designs and maintains its global operational and supply-chain control frameworks to comply with all applicable laws and regulatory regimes, including US export-control requirements and local jurisdiction rules in every market where it operates.
The development comes amid investigations into whether advanced AI servers containing restricted Nvidia chips were routed through Southeast Asia to China in violation of export declarations.
The controversy centres on allegations that Megaspeed helped Chinese firms access advanced Nvidia chips despite US export restrictions, a charge the company has denied.
The scandal widened after US intelligence officials reportedly suspected Alice Huang of being a Chinese intelligence asset, though Singapore clarified that she was not investigated for espionage. China has denied the espionage allegations.
The issue took a significant turn after reports linked Alice Huang to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife but did not identify the woman involved.
Amid the escalating controversy - including reports of another extramarital relationship with an Nvidia executive who reportedly reported directly to him – and board deliberations over his future, Jensen Huang resigned as CEO on November 12.
According to a report in The New York Times, US President Donald Trump was briefed about intelligence concerns surrounding Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang.
CNN later reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Trump on the matter during their May 2026 trip to China, shortly before Jensen Huang joined the presidential delegation.
Trump subsequently denied knowing about the allegations at the time, while a White House official dismissed CNN's sources.
On November 9, Trump said he had spoken to Jensen Huang, who told him he had no idea Alice Huang was a spy.
"I really believe him," Trump said, describing the Nvidia chief as an "honourable man".
After Huang resigned on November 12, Trump called his departure "sad" and described him as a "tremendous talent".
Meanwhile, more than 1.32 lakh people have signed an online petition urging Nvidia's board to reinstate co-founder Jensen Huang as chief executive, demanding an independent investigation and an explanation of the circumstances surrounding his sudden departure after 33 years leading the chipmaker.
The petition, hosted on a campaign website titled 'Stand with Jensen', had recorded 1,33,326 names, according to its displayed counter. The signatories included 6,667 current NVIDIA employees, 1,251 former employees, 72,265 shareholders and 53,143 other supporters.
The open letter calls on the company's board to bring Huang back while an independent investigation establishes the facts, unless it can provide clear evidence that his removal serves the company's interests.
"33 years of leadership do not place anyone above accountability. But accountability requires evidence, a fair hearing, and a reasoned decision," the letter stated.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)