Singapore firm Megaspeed under investigation as executive faces espionage allegations

Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed is under investigation by the Singapore government, the BBC reported on November 9. The investigation focuses on allegations that the company circumvented United States sanctions on the export of high-end chips manufactured by Nvidia. [1]

The development comes as former top Megaspeed executive Alice Huang is mired in a personal and national security scandal. The New York Times reported that United States officials believed Huang had been recruited to spy by the top intelligence agency of China. Her current whereabouts are unknown, and she is of no relation to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, according to the BBC. [1]

Megaspeed had previously been suspected of helping divert Nvidia microchips to China. Nvidia maintains that the concern was investigated and debunked, the BBC reported. Megaspeed told the New York Times last month that its current leadership was managing the firm. [1]

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