NVIDIA General Counsel Tim Teter contacted U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kessler, who also heads the Bureau of Industry and Security, regarding the U.S. investigation into Megaspeed International's alleged AI chip smuggling. Teter asked whether the bureau had any involvement in Singapore's detention of company executive Alice Huang or the restrictions on her departure, and was told it did not. Later, Jensen Huang admitted that he had previously lied about an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, and NVIDIA's board of directors is now conducting an investigation. NVIDIA stated that Teter was unaware of the relationship between the two at the time of the call.
