House Republicans seek briefing from Nvidia CEO on Megaspeed ties

Three House Republican committee chairs asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to brief lawmakers behind closed doors about his dealings with Megaspeed International executive Huang Le, who has reportedly been investigated over alleged spying for China. Nvidia said Huang speaks with thousands of customers annually; Huang has described his dealings with Megaspeed as normal and said Nvidia checked its GPU deployments.

• Representatives Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford requested that Huang appear on November 18 before a joint closed-door meeting about Nvidia’s security protocols. (49084c88-d4ed-4e29-bfd0-7fb869c9bbe2)· 1 source
• The request cites reports about Huang’s interactions with Megaspeed executive Huang Le, who was reportedly under US government surveillance over alleged information-sharing with China. (49084c88-d4ed-4e29-bfd0-7fb869c9bbe2; 8844ba6a-dd24-4e3b-9e44-2fd6de911504)· 2 sources
• Nvidia said Huang speaks with thousands of customers each year and that the company would expect the US government to notify it if someone threatened American industry. (49084c88-d4ed-4e29-bfd0-7fb869c9bbe2)· 1 source
• Huang has defended his dealings with Megaspeed as normal and said Nvidia reviewed the company’s GPU deployments to check whether processors had been sent to China illegally. (49084c88-d4ed-4e29-bfd0-7fb869c9bbe2)· 1 source
• The report says Democrats are set to take control of the House and Senate and of the relevant panels when the new Congress begins in January. (49084c88-d4ed-4e29-bfd0-7fb869c9bbe2)· 1 source