Nvidia crisis: Huang agrees to testify before Congress on Chinese 'spy' scandal

​Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before the US Congress. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast confirmed that the Nvidia founder agreed after senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him. The development comes as Nvidia announced Huang’s immediate resignation as president, chief executive and board member following reports of an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China.​“Jensen and I have been very at odds as some of you already know on export controls, but Nvidia is a very important company to the United States of America,” Mast told reporters at the US Capitol, a Bloomberg report claims.

“I don’t want to see anything hurt in Nvidia, but he has some very serious questions to answer.”​When is Jensen Huang expected to testify​Huang is expected to testify under oath before the Thanksgiving holiday later this month, according to the report. The session appears likely to take place behind closed doors, although Mast said he expected it to be recorded on video and transcribed.​The House Foreign Affairs Committee will participate alongside the House’s China and Intelligence panels.

A final date for the testimony was not specified in Mast’s remarks. Mast’s comments also referred to his disagreements with Huang over export controls, the rules governing sales of sensitive technology to other countries.​What Nvidia said about Jensen Huang’s resignation​While reports described Huang as being ousted, Nvidia’s announcement said he had resigned as president, CEO and a member of its board, effective immediately.​The company named executive vice president and chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim chief executive.

She will continue in her finance role until the board decides on a permanent replacement, which will involve both internal and external candidates.​Kress joined Nvidia in September 2013 after nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft. The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever chair.​Shortly after Nvidia announced Huang’s resignation, US President Donald Trump suggested that Apple executive chair Tim Cook should take over as the company’s permanent CEO, an NBC News report claimed.Your child uses AI every day.

But do they understand it? Find out in the TOI AI Masterclass.