Nvidia CEO affair: cumulative count of reported developments

14 dated developments, 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-12, counted from the list below. A count of items, not a measure of importance. Chinese-language outlets are linked where one was verified.

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 10-291 10-303 11-044 11-075 11-087 11-0912 11-1013 11-1214

Labels. CONFIRMED: official statement or filing. REPORTED: named outlet, usually unnamed sources, not independently verified here. ALLEGED: a party's claims, unproven. DENIED: official denial. Unproven allegations are allegations.

2026-10-29 REPORTED

NYT reports US intelligence suspects a Megaspeed executive of being a Chinese intelligence asset, with close contact with the Nvidia CEO. Nvidia says contacts were routine; China's embassy calls it groundless.

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-10-30 REPORTED

WSJ reports officials in several countries are concerned about the ties; Nvidia denies national-security exposure.

English sources

No Chinese-language link verified

2026-10-30 DENIED

Singapore government clarification: officials did not say they were concerned about the executive, and there is no investigation of her; a legal-compliance probe of Megaspeed continues. (Page header says 30 Oct; AFP says 'at the weekend'.)

English sources

No Chinese-language link verified

2026-11-04 REPORTED

Three House Republican chairs ask the CEO to attend a closed briefing on 2026-11-18 (letter dated Nov 4, per Reuters via the outlets below).

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-07 REPORTED

FT reports US officials believe there was a romantic relationship; an intelligence memo was drafted earlier in the year.

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-08 CONFIRMED

Internal memo from the CEO admits infidelity and apologizes; the woman is not named in the memo.

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-08 CONFIRMED

Nvidia board announces an independent investigation into whether the CEO was the target of a foreign intelligence effort; says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised.

English sources

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-09 REPORTED

Nvidia shares close down about 4.3%, roughly $190 billion of market value (figures per the outlets below).

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-09 ALLEGED

Securities class action filed against Nvidia and its CEO alleging inadequate disclosure. Plaintiff allegations; unproven.

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-09 DENIED

China's foreign ministry calls the 'Chinese spy' claim groundless speculation and smear.

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-09 REPORTED

House Democratic leader says Congress needs a full briefing and wants chip-export limits (Reuters via CNA).

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-09 REPORTED

Commerce Department inquiry into Megaspeed reportedly transferred to the Justice Department (weakly sourced: one Chinese-language recap, no English original read).

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

2026-11-10 CONFIRMED

Board retains a former acting US Attorney (SDNY) and a law firm to run the investigation.

English sources

No Chinese-language link verified

2026-11-12 CONFIRMED

Nvidia announces the CEO resigned as president, CEO and director, effective immediately; the CFO is interim CEO.

English sources

中文媒體 / Chinese-language media

Compiled from public news reports. Links were checked when compiled; most original English articles (NYT, FT, WSJ, Reuters) were not retrieved, so some items rest on Chinese-language coverage of them.