{"id":752511,"date":"2026-11-10T09:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:55:28","slug":"commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Commerce halted its Megaspeed probe after Nvidia stepped in, NYT reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2ce0c5605a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2ce0c5605a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports\/#An_email_that_named_a_top_official\" >An email that named a top official<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports\/#What_Nvidia_Commerce_and_Megaspeed_say\" >What Nvidia, Commerce and Megaspeed say<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/commerce-halted-its-megaspeed-probe-after-nvidia-stepped-in-nyt-reports\/#Trump_stands_by_Huang_China_denies\" >Trump stands by Huang, China denies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/10\/jensen-huang-donald-trump-pointing-medal-us-flags.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p>The Commerce Department stopped its investigation into Megaspeed after Nvidia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel contacted the agents running it, Ana Swanson and Devlin Barrett reported for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/09\/business\/economy\/nvidia-megaspeed-investigation-huang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. The case moved to the Justice Department. It is now running a criminal inquiry into the Singapore company, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Times. TNW has not independently verified the report.<\/p>\n<p>Megaspeed is the Nvidia customer at the centre of the Jensen Huang affair. A day earlier, Nvidia\u2019s board opened an independent investigation into its chief executive. Huang had admitted a relationship with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive. US officials believe she worked for Chinese intelligence. She is not related to him.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_email_that_named_a_top_official\"><\/span>An email that named a top official<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Agents at the Commerce Department\u2019s Bureau of Industry and Security had spent months on the case, according to the Times. They suspected Megaspeed of smuggling Nvidia\u2019s AI chips into China, in breach of US chip export rules.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2025, with the Megaspeed probe under way, Nvidia\u2019s general counsel, Tim Teter, emailed the agents. He wrote that Jeff Kessler had given Nvidia permission to reach out about the case, the Times reported. Kessler is a senior Commerce official who reports to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.<\/p>\n<p>The agents declined a meeting and forwarded the emails to Kessler. He replied that they should keep handling the case strictly by the book, a Commerce official told the Times. Some officials still saw the contact as a breach of procedure that could taint the case. The Justice Department then asked Commerce to pause its work, and Commerce complied.<\/p>\n<p>Other agencies have proposed adding Megaspeed to the entity list, the Commerce Department\u2019s trade blacklist. The department has not done so, according to the Times. It has not added any company to the list in more than a year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Nvidia_Commerce_and_Megaspeed_say\"><\/span>What Nvidia, Commerce and Megaspeed say<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Commerce spokesman told the Times that the department had handled this and other cases strictly by the book. Kessler did not respond to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper, and the Justice Department declined to comment. Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo explained why the company talks to officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTo answer their questions, provide information we have gathered from the field, request their guidance and instructions and ask whether they have any follow-ups,\u201d Rizzo told the Times.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Megaspeed representative told the Times that the company was running its own investigation into the diversion claims. The company had offered to cooperate with the US government but got no answer, the representative said. Megaspeed has denied smuggling chips.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_stands_by_Huang_China_denies\"><\/span>Trump stands by Huang, China denies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump defended Huang on Sunday evening. He told reporters that Huang should stay on as chief executive. He also said he would take Huang on his upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to China, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/08\/technology\/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Times reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t heard he\u2019s done anything wrong. He dealt with somebody, but you know, so does everybody else,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>US officials told Trump in October 2025 that Alice Huang had a relationship with Huang and was presumed to be a spy, according to the Times. He said he had no regrets about not acting on that intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing rejected the spying claims on Monday, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/china-dismisses-as-a-smear-campaign-claims-of-a-spy-plot-involving-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe so-called Chinese spy allegation is unsubstantiated. It is nothing but smears against China,\u201d foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nvidia shares fell as much as 8.8% on Monday, at one point wiping almost $400bn off its market value, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-11-08\/nvidia-board-to-probe-spying-case-after-ceo-jensen-huang-admits-infidelity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported. Huang is also no longer expected at an Anthropic forum for chief executives on Monday evening, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/nvidia-jensen-huang-disappears-elevenlabs-summit-conference-lineup-2026-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Business Insider<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Huang has until Wednesday to answer the House committee chairs who asked him to attend a closed-door briefing on 18 November. Nvidia reports its third-quarter results the day before.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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