House GOP Leaders Invite Nvidia's Huang to Closed-Door Briefing

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House Republican leaders have asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to address a closed-door briefing. The request follows a New York Times report from last week about Huang's close relationship with an executive. According to that report, U.S. officials concluded the executive was passing information to Chinese intelligence. The article does not detail the briefing's exact date or agenda. The report and the briefing request together have drawn attention to Nvidia's ties to the executive.

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