Reports detail Nvidia contact in Megaspeed probe

Bloomberg reported that Teter contacted Kessler in late summer 2025 and questioned whether the Trump administration had played a role in detaining a Megaspeed executive.[2] Bloomberg said Kessler oversees U.S. restrictions on chip exports.[2] Wccftech reported that Teter claimed Kessler had authorized Nvidia to reach out directly about the probe.[1] That account differs from some officials’ reported view: Wccftech said they considered the intervention a breach of standard protocol that could taint the enforcement action.[1]

The inquiry concerned whether an Nvidia cloud-computing customer smuggled AI chips into China, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by NBC News.[3] Wccftech reported that export enforcement officials suspected Megaspeed was a front for smuggling embargoed Nvidia AI accelerators into mainland China.[1] It described Megaspeed as a Singapore-based data center company led by Alice Huang.[1] The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Megaspeed was buying advanced Nvidia chips.[4] The Inquirer and Wccftech reported that the investigation was transferred to the Justice Department.[4][1]

Wccftech reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded Huang was acting as an intelligence asset for Beijing.[1] The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the New York Times said U.S. intelligence determined a woman was gathering information for Beijing.[4] China’s foreign ministry spokesperson rejected the spy allegation as unsubstantiated and a smear against China, according to the Inquirer.[4] The available accounts therefore include both reported intelligence claims and an explicit rejection by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson.[1][4]

Nvidia’s board said it was initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.[5] The board said it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets had been compromised, but would examine available information.[5] Nvidia said Huang supported the review and committed to cooperating with it.[5]