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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Family Holds Crisis Talks Over Fried Chicken

Friends and relatives of embattled technology billionaire Jensen Huang gathered at his $38 million San Francisco mansion after his high-profile resignation, which followed revelations about alleged extramarital affairs.

Exclusive Daily Mail photographs showed a steady stream of food deliveries arriving at the seven-bedroom Pacific Heights property and being handed to a uniformed housekeeper. One order came from the aptly named local chain Proposition Chicken and appeared to contain enough fried chicken and fries for four people.

Huang, 63, stepped down as chief executive of leading artificial-intelligence company Nvidia after reports linked him to a glamorous Chinese businesswoman alleged by US officials to have ties to Beijing, as well as to a company employee.

Since the allegations emerged, the former Nvidia chief has largely avoided public attention. A household aide was seen arriving at the mansion early Thursday, followed by a van carrying boxes believed to contain office belongings.

The unmarked white van departed less than 30 minutes later with another collection of boxes, all addressed to a UPS Store in Oakland, California.

AI pioneer Huang and his wife, Lori, 65, have remained out of the spotlight since details of the alleged relationships became public. Huang acknowledged his relationship with Alice Huang, who is not related to him, in a memo sent to Nvidia employees on Sunday.

He initially appeared determined to maintain business as usual, turning up at Nvidia’s sprawling Santa Clara headquarters on Monday. That effort unravelled on Wednesday afternoon when reports surfaced about a second alleged affair.

The relationship reportedly involved Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell, 48, who answered directly to Huang. According to the New York Times, the pair were seen acting affectionately at a conference in San Jose last March.

Friends and family of embattled tech tycoon Jensen Huang gathered at his $38m San Francisco mansion in the hours following his resignation.

Friends and relatives of embattled tech tycoon Jensen Huang gathered at his $38 million San Francisco mansion after his resignation

The $38 Million San Francisco mansion belonging to disgraced tech tycoon Jensen Huang.

Jensen Huang’s $38 million San Francisco mansion

An unknown woman is seem carrying a brown bag out of the home

An unidentified woman was seen carrying a brown bag from the property

An army of assistants and housekeepers keep the ship running at the main home of the scandal plagued former Nvidia CEO

A team of assistants and housekeepers helps run the scandal-hit former Nvidia CEO’s main residence

Exclusive Daily Mail photos show multiple food deliveries arrived at the seven-bedroom Pacific Heights pad

Exclusive Daily Mail photographs showed several food deliveries arriving at the seven-bedroom Pacific Heights home

Huang, 63, resigned as CEO of leading AI company Nvidia after his affairs with a glamorous Chinese spy and an employee were revealed. Huang has been married to his wife Lori Huang for 41 years, and they share two children

Huang, 63, resigned as CEO of Nvidia after reports about alleged relationships with a Chinese businesswoman and an employee emerged. He has been married to Lori Huang for 41 years, and they have two children

Powell, who is also married, did not respond to Daily Mail requests for comment. Neighbors told the California Post that she was away on a business trip.

Several hours after Huang’s resignation was announced Thursday morning, Reuters reported that he had allegedly been involved with a third Nvidia employee, although the woman was not identified.

In a statement issued Thursday morning, Nvidia described the move as a “CEO transition,” saying co-founder Huang had “resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.”

Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim chief executive. The board offered measured praise for Huang, saying his contributions had been “profound.”

The statement continued: “NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world. The Board and the company thank Jensen for his immeasurable contributions to the company and the industry.”

Huang is also facing potential government scrutiny over his dealings with Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese operative with whom he was photographed on multiple occasions beginning in 2024.

US officials have alleged that Alice Huang worked for China’s Ministry of State Security as part of an effort to obtain information about American AI chips and potentially persuade Nvidia to make its most advanced semiconductors available in China, according to The New York Times.

Separately, Washington had been examining Megaspeed over concerns that the company may have helped move hardware to China illegally. Those concerns prompted the US government to ask Nvidia to audit the firm last year.

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The home of the former president of NVIDIA has views of the Golden Gate Bridge, and is neighbor to Nancy Pelosi

The former Nvidia president’s home overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge and sits near Nancy Pelosi’s residence

An unmarked white van arrived at the mansion and left after 30 minutes with several boxes addressed to a UPS Store in Oakland.

An unmarked white van arrived at the mansion and left about 30 minutes later carrying boxes addressed to a UPS Store in Oakland

One of the parcel that came to Huang's residence was from a local chain Proposition Chicken which included enough chicken and fries for four people.

A delivery from local chain Proposition Chicken appeared to include enough chicken and fries for four people

Huang was photographed multiple times with the alleged Chinese spy, Alice Huang, beginning in 2024

Huang was photographed several times with Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy, beginning in 2024

The photos show the AI chip pioneer toasting with Alice Huang

The photos show the AI chip pioneer toasting with Alice Huang

Images appear to show the pair embracing, raising wine glasses and sitting together with smiles

Nvidia initially said all of the hardware had been accounted for. However, records obtained by Bloomberg News indicated that Megaspeed had imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia located in its data centers.

The AI-chip maker pledged in December 2025 to inspect Megaspeed’s data centers again, although it remains unclear whether that follow-up review took place.

Megaspeed and Chinese officials have denied wrongdoing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said earlier this week: “The narrative about so-called Chinese spies is entirely based on groundless speculation—it is nothing more than slander and smearing.”

Megaspeed has likewise said it operates “fully within the bounds of all applicable export control regulations” and follows the highest standards of legal conduct.

Even so, explosive reports allege that Megaspeed negotiated a lucrative arrangement with Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. Alibaba was seeking a partner that could help it obtain Nvidia chips despite US export restrictions barring Nvidia from selling its most advanced hardware directly to China.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Megaspeed representatives later raised the arrangement with Nvidia, describing Alibaba as an anchor customer. The deal could have helped the company, founded by Kang Wei and Alice Huang, gain priority access to chips as an Nvidia cloud partner in November 2023.

The Nvidia chief was spotted at a computer industry trade show with Ms Huang in Taipei in 2024. Source: LinkedIn/NetThunder

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang was seen with Alice Huang at a computer-industry trade show in Taipei in 2024. Source: LinkedIn/NetThunder

Soon afterward, Alice Huang reportedly told an associate that she had contacted Jensen Huang and that Megaspeed was expected to begin working with Nvidia.

Megaspeed purchased many of the Nvidia servers it obtained for data centers in Malaysia, where it supplied computing capacity to Alibaba.

The company also reportedly sent some chips directly to China, including to Century Litong, a Shanghai cloud-computing provider owned by a Shanghai-listed company with which Kang had previously done business, the Journal reported.

Potential investors who met with Alice Huang and her husband, Kang Wei, said the couple pitched several data-center projects from late 2024 through June 2025. The proposals included two sites in Southeast Asia and another in Shanghai.

The prospective investors said the pair promised that their money could triple within three years, expressing confidence that they had a way to move Nvidia chips into China.

As those allegations unfolded, reports also emerged that Huang had been involved with Powell.

Powell (pictured) and Huang were reportedly captured on video being affectionate at a hotel in San Jose, California, during the Nvidia conference in March, according to sources.

Sources said Powell and Huang were filmed behaving affectionately at a San Jose hotel during an Nvidia conference in March

Powell was seen promoting the GTC Berlin conference last month, flaunting her engagement ring. Source: LinkedIn/Kimberly Powell.

Powell was seen promoting the GTC Berlin conference last month while wearing her engagement ring. Source: LinkedIn/Kimberly Powell

Huang acknowledged his infidelity on Sunday, writing: “My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”

He added in the message to employees: “Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. They deserve my honesty and loyalty.

“Instead, I let them down and damaged the life we built together.”

Lori Huang, who has generally stayed out of public view during the couple’s 41-year marriage, was drawn into the spotlight after the memo was leaked on Sunday.

The couple have two children: son Spencer, 34, and daughter Madison, 35. Both also work for Nvidia.

Huang admitted to having an affair with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang (seen above). The billionaire also had a second extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare. He allegedly had had a third affair with another Nvidia employee

Huang admitted to an affair with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, pictured above. The billionaire also had an alleged relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare, and was reportedly involved with a third Nvidia employee

Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will temporarily succeed him

Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim chief executive

With Nvidia facing the possibility of multiple investigations into Huang’s connections to Alice Huang, the Hong Kong-based businesswoman believed to be in her early 40s, his public apology may do little to ease the pressure.

Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was barred from Singapore in February. Megaspeed, the cloud-computing company where she worked, is based there.

Singaporean officials said she had deliberately minimized her role at the company during police interviews. Authorities revoked her visa and imposed a ban preventing her from returning.

Taiwan has also barred the suspected spy from entering the country, according to its interior minister.

Speaking before Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, on Wednesday, Liu Shyh-fang said: “As far as we understand, we have revoked this Ms. Huang’s permit, which means she cannot come to Taiwan again.”

Huang now faces the prospect of an involuntary retirement, although he has plenty of options when it comes to choosing where to spend it.

In addition to his seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom residence in San Francisco, he owns another luxury property in Los Altos Hills near Silicon Valley and a sprawling beachfront estate in Maui.