The Huang Filecase file · v0.1

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IDDateStatusFactSources
F-00571993verifiedJensen Huang: born 1963 in Taiwan; co-founded Nvidia in 1993NVIDIA / Computer History Museum
F-00012019-01corroboratedCSET launched at Georgetown with a $55M Open Philanthropy grantGeorgetown University / Open Philanthropy
F-00582022-10-07corroboratedUS imposes advanced-computing export controls on China (Oct. 7, 2022); Nvidia ships A800/H800 variantsBureau of Industry and SecurityUnemployment Labs
F-00592023-10-17verifiedBIS update closes the A800/H800 workaround (announced Oct. 17, 2023; effective Nov. 17, 2023)Bureau of Industry and Security
F-00022024-06corroboratedPhotos show Jensen Huang and Alice Huang together at a Taipei gathering (June 2024)The New York TimesCNBCNBC News
F-00032025-02verifiedSingapore police and customs open an investigation into Megaspeed and others over server-purchase declarationsSingapore Ministry of Home Affairs
F-00602025-04-09verifiedNvidia discloses that H20 exports to China now need a licenseSEC EDGAR
F-00042025-05corroboratedAlice Huang seen behind Jensen Huang outside a Taipei restaurant as he spoke to reportersThe New York TimesBusiness Insider
F-00052025-06-07verifiedRichard Fontaine (CNAS CEO) appointed to Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit TrustAnthropic
F-00062025-06-24corroboratedUS BIS conducts post-shipment check at Megaspeed; Singapore police interview Alice Huang and impound her passportSingapore Ministry of Home Affairs
F-00612025-08-10corroboratedAdministration resumes H20 licenses under a reported 15% revenue-share arrangementAxiosemptywheel
F-00622025-08-12corroboratedBeijing summons Nvidia over H20 "security risks" and urges firms to avoid the chipReuters
F-00632025-12corroboratedTrump allows H200 sales to China in exchange for a 25% cut to the USTransformeremptywheel
F-00462025-12-10corroboratedNvidia responds to The Information’s report that DeepSeek uses smuggled Blackwell chipsCNBC
F-00642026-01-15verifiedBIS moves H200-class exports to China to case-by-case reviewFederal Register
F-00082026-02-12corroboratedAnthropic announces $20M donations to Public First Action (Feb. 12 and July 22, 2026)Anthropic (official) / Reuters
F-00472026-02-23verifiedReuters: a senior Trump administration official says DeepSeek trained its upcoming model on BlackwellReuters
F-00482026-02-25verifiedReuters: DeepSeek withholds V4 from US chipmakers, grants domestic suppliers including Huawei early accessReuters
F-00072026-02-26verifiedSingapore concludes insufficient evidence of offences by Alice Huang; issues stern warning and bars re-entrySingapore Ministry of Home AffairsNBC News
F-00652026-03-19corroboratedSDNY charges three people tied to Super Micro with diverting ≥$2.5B of Nvidia-based servers to ChinaReuters
F-00552026-03-24verifiedTransformer reports Trumpworld friction over Huang’s direct line to Trump, seven months before the scandalTransformer
F-00562026-05corroboratedCulper Research publishes a short report on Nvidia’s China exposure via Southeast Asian intermediariesInvesting.comTechCrunchemptywheel
F-00662026-05-09corroboratedBloomberg: US suspects Nvidia chips were smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand’s OBON CorpBoston Globe / Bloomberg
F-00092026-05-12corroboratedHuang joins Trump’s China trip on Air Force One after not appearing on initial delegation listBusiness Insider
F-00102026-06-06verifiedDSET forum in Taipei lists Tarun Chhabra (Anthropic) and Chris McGuire (CFR) on the same panelDSET
F-00492026-07-22corroboratedOSTP Director Michael Kratsios publicly accuses Moonshot of using GB300s and distilling Anthropic’s FableThe HillBloomberg Law
F-00692026-09contestedEarlier Khanna-household Nvidia trades in September 2026: the dates conflict across trackersNew York PostDisclosedDisclosed Capitol
F-00702026-10corroboratedOther members’ households also traded Nvidia in the weeks before the Oct. 29 report, both selling and buyingNew York PostDisclosed Capitol
F-00682026-10-07corroboratedDisclosure: the Ritu Ahuja 1994 Trust (spouse) made a partial Nvidia sale of $1,001–$15,000 on Oct. 7, 2026Capitol TradesDisclosedDisclosed CapitolNew York Post
F-00112026-10-14corroboratedAnthroPAC contributions to lawmakers in the story (amounts per FEC-derived tracker)Transformer
F-00122026-10-29verifiedNYT reports US officials concluded Alice Huang is a Chinese intelligence asset close to Jensen HuangThe New York TimesArs TechnicaCNBC
F-00132026-10-29verifiedNvidia publicly disputes the NYT framing the same dayCNBCBusiness Insider
F-00142026-10-29corroboratedBloomberg publishes interview in which Jensen Huang calls interactions "completely normal and not unusual"Business InsiderBusiness Insider
F-00412026-10-29corroboratedMegaspeed’s Malaysian affiliates bought ≥$4.8B of AI equipment containing Nvidia technology (Jun 2024–Feb 2026)The New York Times
F-00152026-10-30verifiedWSJ publishes "Chinese Executive Close to Nvidia CEO Suspected of Giving China Information"Singapore Ministry of Home AffairsLianhe Zaobao
F-00162026-10-31verifiedSingapore MHA issues a formal clarification disputing the WSJ articleSingapore Ministry of Home AffairsLianhe Zaobao
F-00172026-11-04verifiedThree House committee chairs ask Huang for a closed-door briefingUS House Committee on Foreign Affairs / Select Committee on the CCP / HPSCICNBC
F-00182026-11-06verifiedFT reports US officials believe Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an alleged MSS recruitTechmemeBusiness Insider
F-00192026-11-06verifiedNYT reports China’s MSS recruited Alice Huang; intelligence memo circulated in springTechmemeThe New York TimesBloomberg
F-00202026-11-06verifiedChris McGuire’s recap post goes viral (9.38M impressions by Nov. 12)XX API
F-00212026-11-07verifiedSen. Coons posts that Congress will investigateX
F-00222026-11-08verifiedNYT reports Marco Rubio oversaw drafting of the classified spring memoTechmemeBusiness Insider
F-00232026-11-08verifiedJensen Huang emails staff: "I was unfaithful to my wife"NVIDIA NewsroomCNBC
F-00242026-11-08verifiedNvidia board opens an independent investigationNVIDIA Investor RelationsCNBC
F-00252026-11-09corroboratedProposed shareholder class action filed in California against Nvidia and HuangBBC News
F-00262026-11-09corroboratedHuang withdraws from an Anthropic-hosted CEO forum and the ElevenLabs SummitBusiness Insider
F-00272026-11-09verifiedTrump publicly says Huang told him he did not know she was a spy, and that the FBI is "looking into" itBBC News
F-00282026-11-10verifiedNvidia board retains Joon Kim and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzCNBCThe GuardianCNBC
F-00292026-11-10verifiedSen. Kevin Cramer calls for Huang to resignPOLITICOCNBC
F-00302026-11-10verifiedModel Republic publishes investigation into a pro-Nvidia sockpuppet networkModel Republic
F-00312026-11-10corroboratedAnthropic sets IPO price range (~$61B raise at midpoint)TechCrunch / Anthropic
F-00322026-11-11verifiedSemafor reports Nvidia’s allies blame China hawks for Huang’s downfallSemafor
F-00332026-11-11verifiedNYT reports a second alleged affair, with Nvidia executive Kimberly PowellTechCrunchCNBC
F-00342026-11-11corroboratedWarren and Coons ask Commerce Secretary Lutnick to preserve recordsNBC News
F-00352026-11-11verifiedNvidia board accepts Huang’s resignation; Colette Kress interim CEO; Harvey Jones chairSEC EDGARNVIDIA NewsroomThe GuardianThe Verge
F-00522026-11-11verifiedAxios reports Lutnick repeatedly stalled a Trump-authorized crackdown on Nvidia chip divertersAxios
F-00362026-11-12corroboratedMegaspeed issues first public statement, pledging cooperation with US authoritiesNBC News
F-00372026-11-12verifiedSingapore MHA details its investigation of Alice Huang (domestic offences, not espionage)Singapore Ministry of Home AffairsNBC News
F-00382026-11-12corroboratedRep. Mast says Huang agreed to brief lawmakersNBC News
F-00392026-11-12verifiedSeed article published on X by @Dream1984TubeX
F-00402026-11-12corroboratedNvidia shares fall through the week (~$490bn lost by Nov. 12 close, per the Guardian)CNBCBBC NewsThe Guardian
F-00422026-11-12verifiedWill DePue posts thread and report claiming Blackwell fingerprints in Chinese open-weight modelsXUnemployment Labs
F-00432026-11-12verifiedThe DePue report states its own limits: initialization is not training, and location, ownership and legality are not establishedUnemployment Labs
F-00442026-11-12verifiedThe report lists no signature for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, in its main "Limits" section and appendix; the thread does not mention itUnemployment LabsXX
F-00452026-11-12verifiedDePue revises his GPU-count and cost estimates upward on the same dayUnemployment LabsX
F-00502026-11-12verifiedThe Information reports Alice Huang–linked firms invested in DeepSeek and promised Blackwell accessThe InformationInvesting.comChosunbiz
F-00512026-11-12verifiedMoolenaar statement calls Huang’s exit a "firing" and urges export-control legislation in the NDAAHouse Select Committee on the CCP
F-00532026-11-12corroboratedWSJ reports administration officials’ long-ignored concerns about Huang, with Sacks and Lutnick as his alliesThe Wall Street Journalemptywheel
F-00542026-11-12verifiedemptywheel argues the scandal is the third attempt to end Huang’s role brokering Trump–China relationsemptywheel
F-00672026-11-12verifiedNY Post reports Rep. Ro Khanna’s wife’s trust sold Nvidia shares weeks before the scandalNew York PostX