As the drama surrounding Nvidia continues even after CEO Jensen Huang’s departure, new details have emerged about Alice Huang, the woman at the center of the controversy. Documents reviewed by Bloomberg News reveal that a Chinese company founded by Huang procured smuggled AI chips, which were installed at a Shanghai data center with links to Megaspeed International.
The servers in question were originally sold to Aperia Cloud Services, an official Nvidia Cloud Partner based in Singapore. However, they ended up in the hands of Huang’s company, which operates a sprawling AI facility in Shanghai. The project has several ties to Huang, including the use of a rendering of the data center in a 2024 investor presentation by Megaspeed, which she founded in 2023.
Megaspeed itself is suspected of semiconductor diversion, adding another layer of complexity to the unfolding saga. The revelations come as the industry tries to digest the implications of Huang’s departure from Nvidia and the broader fallout from the controversy.