Nvidia ex-CEO Huang summoned to testify before US lawmakers

The commerce secretary was also summoned.

13 Nov 2026 02:14pm
Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive of Nvidia on Nov 12, 2026, ending his 33-year run at the helm of the AI giant he co-founded after revelations he had two extramarital affairs, including with a woman accused of spying for China. - (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive of Nvidia on Nov 12, 2026, ending his 33-year run at the helm of the AI giant he co-founded after revelations he had two extramarital affairs, including with a woman accused of spying for China. - (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

WASHINGTON - Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia's chief executive, has been asked to appear before US lawmakers, a Republican senator said on Thursday, adding that the commerce secretary was also summoned.

"Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology. I am requesting that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testify before the Senate Banking Committee," the committee's chairman Tim Scott said on X. - BERNAMA

 

 

 

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