…for possibly being the target of a foreign intelligence operation. I don’t think they are trying to say he himself was intentionally doing something bad.

Maybe the title should be changed?

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2OEH8eoCRo0 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Foreign intelligence didn't force him to have an affair. He should be smart enough to spot a honey trap.

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Rapzid 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Honey trap.

	▲	2OEH8eoCRo0 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes thanks. Changed.

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stavros 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is the problem that he had an affair, or that he was targeted by a spy? If he were single, would it have been OK? Or if he had an affair with a non-spy?

	▲	JumpCrisscross 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> the problem that he had an affair, or that he was targeted by a spy? The problem is he was close to a Chinese spy while advocating for increasing exports to China. Then, when public reports emerged about Alice Huang’s true identity, he tried to ignore it. As did the White House. All the way until electoral reality made it clear the cover-up was over.

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impossiblefork 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I mean, it's not like he's in intelligence.

He runs a graphics card firm. Surely he is allowed to do what he likes.

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hbarka 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So guilty until proven innocent?

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nullishdomain 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> In his own memo to staff, Huang said he was “deeply sorry” for the affair.

> “I was unfaithful to my wife,” he said. “My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.”

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throw310822 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's a problem with his wife. Not with shareholders or the company. I don't even understand why these people accept to excuse themselves publicly about personal matters.

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aigalaxiome 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Totally shocked that he had an affair. Not saying its OK, but, men have affairs every day. It does not prove that he was compromised by the Chinese spy.

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creato 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The spy had control of information damaging to Jensen. This is the definition of "compromised".

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hackyhacky 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You find it hard to believe that a man would cheat on his wife?

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machomaster 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It was a clear /s

	▲	hackyhacky an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The GP edited their comment. The original version said only "I find that hard to believe." In that context, my response made a lot more sense. aigalaxiome: thanks for making me look like a jerk.
	▲	solyin 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Poe's law strikes again!

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InsideOutSanta 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is not a court.

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NooneAtAll5 6 hours ago | parent [-]

why would that matter?

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hackyhacky 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Because "guilty until proven innocent" applies to courts. You can get fired from your job even without evidence that meets a specific legal threshold.

Moreover, he's already been proven to be both unethical enough and stupid enough to cheat on his wife with a foreign agent. That's not the kind of person that the board would want to run a multi-billion dollar company.

	▲	NooneAtAll5 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> You can get fired from your job even without evidence that meets a specific legal threshold if your country provides adequate legal protections, no you cannot be presumption of innocence is general approach that morally must be applied everywhere

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viklove 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Seems like there are a lot of NVDA shareholders/fanboys in the comments rushing in to defend a billionaire.

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sunaookami 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm more shocked by the people here finding it normal to cheat on your wife.

	▲	ungovernableCat 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Affairs sound so last century when you spend your weekends doing ayahuasca trips with your polycule who all work in AI and love effective alturism.

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bar8uyr 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Let's be fair.. If you invested in nvidia ever you probably aren't the sharpest crayon in the toolbox, and the likelihood of having morals is basically none existent.

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hackyhacky 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They probably live in the same data center as the Musk fanboys.

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100721 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is HackerNews. Folks here simp for billionaires all the time, and the userbase skews ultra-wealthy.

	▲	elxr 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> the userbase skews ultra-wealthy. It's a mostly anonymous public forum. The topics covered here aren't anywhere near "wealthy people hobbies" either. It's no porsche forum. It's not even a woodworking forum. Programming is an extremely affordable hobby.
	▲	globalnode 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		i like to think of the people here as "aspirational"

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avazhi 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Guilty of having an affair?

Nobody cares about affairs my brother, unless it was with a child.

If anything having an affair with an of-age consenting female would probably boost his stock in 2026.

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ReptileMan 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is he? Billionaires being sexually desirable is not exactly uncommon occurrence.

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viklove 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not intentionally, but falling for a honey trap while cosplaying as a playboy is not a good look for an exec. Huang just showing he's a bit of a child at the wheel.

	▲	gizajob 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		At the same time it’s easy to say he’s “a bit of a child at the wheel” when the wheel is of a $5 trillion company leading the biggest boom of the 21st century. It’s hard for anyone to keep their head and their ego in check in such an unprecedented circumstance. If one thinks it’s easy it’s because one hasn’t been there. Like how everyone is courageous until the bullets start flying. Jensen has rockstar-like adulation and I can only imagine how many finance bro tongues up his ass. Having the tongue of a Chinese spy in there too isn’t much of a surprise.