Nvidia, which is powering the global artificial intelligence revolution with the chips it makes, is investigating if its chief executive officer, Jensen Huang, was the target of foreign spying.
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officer → power → spying
This comes after media reports in October alleged that the Taiwan-born technology maverick had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.
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who → come → Beijing
The woman, Alice Huang, is a former executive of Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed International.
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woman → base → firm
She is reportedly being monitored by the United States authorities, which suspects she was helping China evade limits on its ability to access advanced AI chips.
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China → monitor → chips
The Straits Times answers this and more.
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Times → answer → this
Nvidia’s financial reports over the past three years revealed that Singapore was among its top global markets by revenue.
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Singapore → reveal → revenue
But no Singapore revenue breakdown has been given since the middle of 2025.
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breakdown → give → 2025
Singapore accounted for 22 per cent of Nvidia’s total revenue at close to US$10.2 billion for the quarter that ended on July 27, 2025.
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It was the most recent and last known quarterly revenue breakdown for Singapore.
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The US is Nvidia’s largest market, accounting for about 50pc of total revenue at around US$23.5 billion in that quarter.
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US → account → quarter
In the financial year that ended on Jan 26, 2025, Singapore was also the No. 2 contributor to Nvidia’s total revenue, accounting for 18pc of it at nearly US$23.7 billion.
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Singapore → end → billion
The US contributed 47pc of total revenue at almost US$61.3 billion.
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Why is a small country like Singapore buying so many AI chips?
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country → buy → chips
Nvidia had explained that customers used Singapore to “centralise invoicing”, while its products were almost always shipped elsewhere.
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products → explain → invoicing
For instance, for the quarter that ended on July 27, 2025, over 99pc of Nvidia’s revenue billed to Singapore from selling export-controlled data centre products, including AI chips, was for orders from US-based customers.
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99pc → end → customers
Earlier in January 2025, it was reported that the US was investigating if Chinese AI firm DeepSeek got Nvidia AI chips through countries such as Singapore.
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DeepSeek → report → Singapore
In February 2025, the then-Ministry of Trade and Industry responded to these allegations, citing Nvidia as saying many of its customers “use their business entities in Singapore to purchase chips for products destined for the US and other Western countries”.
“We expect US companies, like Nvidia, to comply with US export controls and our domestic legislation,” the ministry said, adding that Singapore would act decisively and firmly against individuals and companies that flout the rules.
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that → respond → rules
Nvidia had also stated that there was no reason to believe that DeepSeek obtained any export-controlled products from Singapore.
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DeepSeek → state → Singapore
In October 2025, it was reported that the US was investigating whether Singapore’s Megaspeed was involved in helping Chinese tech firms sidestep US export controls to obtain restricted Nvidia AI chips.
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firms → report → chips
What ties and partnerships does Nvidia have in Singapore?
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Nvidia → have → Singapore
Nvidia has many business and research dealings with organisations in Singapore.
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Nvidia → have → Singapore
In March 2026, Singtel unit NCS said it was integrating NCS’ AI platforms with Nvidia’s AI enterprise software so highly regulated organisations can deploy AI agents — bots which can take actions with minimal human supervision — with the necessary safeguards.
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which → say → safeguards
These include ensuring that sensitive operational data is protected.
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data → include → ?
The US tech firm said in September 2026 that Sea — which owns e-commerce platform
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Sea has used AI to let sellers create product listings, boost fraud detection and build in-game companions that respond to players in real time.
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that → use → time
The US tech giant has tie-ups with the Singapore Government as well.
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giant → have → Government
In September, Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) said it was the first organisation in the country to deploy Nvidia’s latest GB300 chip.
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it → say → chip
The GB300 chips provide massive computing power so HTX can train much smarter AI to process text, video and audio at once and control robots at scale without fear of security being compromised.
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security → provide → fear
This builds on HTX’s earlier partnership with Nvidia.
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Many institutes of higher learning here work with Nvidia on research.
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institutes → work → research
In March 2026, the Singapore University of Technology and Design worked with Nvidia and other partners to show how robots and autonomous vehicles can distribute their “thinking” across the device and the cloud.
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robots → work → device
The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Nvidia jointly established in 2024 a research centre called the SIT x Nvidia AI Centre that has allowed businesses from manufacturing and transport to healthcare sectors develop and test solutions using AI.
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businesses → establish → AI
The centre also launched a new training initiative in October 2025 to help fresh graduates and mid-career professionals become AI practitioners.
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graduates → launch → October
How will current or future chip orders from Singapore be affected?
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orders → affect → Singapore
Taiwan’s Commercial Times cited supply chain rumours suggesting that Nvidia has plans to slow chip orders.
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Nvidia → cite → orders
It is not clear if this is linked to the ongoing probe into its chief.
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Reuters reported analysts as saying that a prolonged investigation could delay Nvidia’s investment decisions or product launches, affecting the broader semiconductor industry.
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investigation → report → industry
In the near term, Nvidia’s competitors like Advanced Micro Devices could gain attention, Ryu Young-ho, a senior analyst at NH Investment & Securities, told Reuters.
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But replacing Nvidia’s products would be tough, he said.
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Megaspeed is under probe in Singapore and the US over possible breaches of export laws involving advanced Nvidia AI chips.
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Megaspeed → involve → chips
…and 20 more, not listed.
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