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Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, president, and board member; CFO Colette Kress will be interim CEO, as the board considers candidates; NVDA drops 5%+  —  - Colette Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Appointed Interim CEO  — Harvey C. Jones Appointed First-Ever Chair of the Board
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New York Times:
Sources: Jensen Huang had an extramarital relationship with Nvidia VP of Healthcare Kimberly Powell, who reports to him; the affair was discussed inside Nvidia  —  Mr. Huang, Nvidia's chief executive, is already facing scrutiny over an affair with a Chinese businesswoman who U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy.
Hayden Field / The Verge:
Nvidia appoints ex-Synopsys CEO Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever board chair; the board's Jensen Huang exit press release does not include a quote from Huang  —  After reports of Huang's two extramarital affairs with an alleged spy and an Nvidia executive, he's out, and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is in.
Semafor:
Source: Nvidia's board is considering Apple Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji as a CEO candidate  —  THE SCOOP  —  Some members of Nvidia's board favor appointing Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO at the beleaguered chipmaker if CEO and founder Jensen Huang is ousted, according to people familiar with the matter.
Adam Satariano / New York Times:
A profile of interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress, who joined in 2013 after working at Cisco and Microsoft; as CFO, Kress criticized US export controls on China  —  Ms. Kress, the company's chief financial officer, joined Nvidia in 2013.  —  Colette Kress, a longtime Nvidia executive …
Financial Times:
Jensen Huang's Nvidia ploughed its vast profits into bankrolling AI startups, suppliers, and chip customers, a web of dependencies that could now unravel  —  Nvidia chief's fall could unravel the web of financial dependencies that helped fuel the AI boom  —  With Jensen Huang at the helm …
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Jensen Huang's resignation caps a 33-year career, growing Nvidia from a GPU maker to AI giant; born in Taiwan, he moved to the US at 10 and owns 3.6% of Nvidia
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Alice Huang's business partner and husband Kang Wei spoke openly of her Jensen Huang relationship; Wei, who knew Jensen for a decade, introduced them  —  Kang Wei appeared to accept that his wife Alice Huang was in a romantic relationship and spoke openly of her closeness to the Nvidia chief
Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue after its Q2 2025 ended on July 27, when it accounted for 22% of its revenue, after placing Megaspeed on a block list  —  Last year, just as scrutiny of Megaspeed was rising, Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue
Axios:
Sources: Howard Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China; Trump approved curbs for a third time in 2026 on November 5
Axios:
Sources: Scott Bessent confronted Howard Lutnick last week over the Commerce Department not adding Megaspeed to its entity list; the agency denies it occurred
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: even before Jensen Huang's Alice Huang affair became public, some Trump officials questioned Jensen's aggressive lobbying for more chip sales to China
Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR “Intelligent Eyewear” smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster  —  The “Intelligent Eyewear” is a collaboration between the two tech companies, with Samsung providing its hardware expertise …
Financial Times:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Starshield faced “systematic speed restrictions” for several days; Ukrainian officials believe it is to pressure Kyiv amid peace talks  —  Army struggles to intercept Russian jet-powered drones, just as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Vladimir Putin
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
President Trump says Tim Cook is the “only one man” to take Jensen Huang's place as Nvidia CEO, adding “A Legend replaces a Legend!”  —  Jensen Huang is out as CEO of NVIDIA after reported love affairs with an alleged Chinese spy and a high-ranking executive at the company.
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Apple HomeView review: fast home controls, helpful Siri AI, gorgeous customizable faces, great sound for its size, but Siri can be slow and pricey wall mount  —  The HomeView nails everything I want from a smart display.  It's superb at controlling my smart home; it's an excellent hands …
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Russian pranksters tricked three OpenAI natsec and policy executives into a video meeting by posing as Ukrainian officials; OpenAI says it “acted internally”  —  A Russian internet comedy duo tricked three of OpenAI's highest ranking military and national security staff into a candid conversation about arming Ukraine.
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
Whoop launches Whoop Humans, a free opt-in social network in its app that allows members at every tier to share health data with approved followers  —  Whoop, the maker of screen-less fitness bands, is launching a social network on Thursday that lets its members follow friends and family and share their health data.
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google launches Tabletop, an experimental AI platform to build customizable, collaborative personal planning and coordination hubs, in beta via a US waitlist  —  Tabletop provides customizable, collaborative spaces for all your personal planning needs.

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