Jensen Huang accused of having another affair — with a Nvidia exec

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, already under scrutiny for admitting an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent, now faces a second allegation. The New York Times reported Wednesday that Huang is accused of an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health care and a direct report. Powell, like Huang, is married, the outlet said.

Five Nvidia employees told the newspaper of the alleged relationship, saying Huang and Powell were captured on video being affectionate at a San Jose, California hotel during a conference earlier this year. The Times noted that, like many companies, Nvidia maintains rules discouraging superiors from entering relationships with employees in subordinate roles. TechCrunch said it reached out to Nvidia for comment.

The reports land amid a widening set of corporate and political pressures on the chipmaker's founder. Nvidia's board has already opened an investigation into the affair Huang publicly admitted to. Two House Republicans said Wednesday that Congress is preparing to subpoena Huang over the spy allegations if he does not voluntarily respond to their summons for a closed-door briefing.

Late Wednesday, after publication of the second-affair reports, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's board was preparing to oust the executive who built the company into the dominant supplier of AI accelerators. Huang's future now appears tied to the internal probe, the board's deliberations, and how he handles congressional demands.

What to watch: whether the board formally moves against its founder, whether Huang agrees to the closed-door briefing or faces a subpoena, and how Nvidia reassures customers and partners during any leadership transition. The outcome of both the spy-related probe and the subordinate-relationship allegation will shape the company's governance story for months.