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| Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg: |
Scott Bessent urges Nvidia to hire an outside CEO and wants answers within 10 days on whether it pushed “seemingly illicit” chip sales to China to boost revenue — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Nvidia Corp. needs a “dramatic shakeup” in leadership after the ouster of Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang.
More: Telegraph, Reuters, CNBC, Livemint, Business Insider, New York Post, Financial Times, Times of India, Politico, Seeking Alpha, Ukrainian National News, Unite.AI, Fox News, and Anadolu Ajansı …
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Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/StockMarket
| Chris Miller / Financial Times: |
A post-Jensen Nvidia must reshuffle its leadership, reset its DC ties, and recognize that even the US' most valuable company cannot dictate US foreign policy — The chip company has only itself to blame for a long list of adversaries — Jensen Huang's exit from Nvidia, the company he co-founded … | Thomas Barrabi / New York Post: |
Nvidia insiders say Jensen Huang was prone to wild office tantrums, which a source says some employees were surprised hadn't leaked before his public downfall — Ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was prone to wild temper tantrums at the office, according to company insiders …
More: The Asia Business Daily, Livemint, The Daily Beast, Storyboard18, The Indian Express, and Seoul Economic Daily
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Forums: r/pcmasterrace and r/nvidia
| Bloomberg: |
23andMe's Anne Wojcicki, formerly married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, says Jensen Huang's affair shows what happens when CEOs think they are “untouchable” — As the Nvidia drama unfolds, the tech community adds yet another geek-turned-billionaire to its list of flawed visionaries.| Lauren Edmonds / Business Insider: |
A petition to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO tops 100K signatures, including Elon Musk, Tim Sweeney, and Garry Tan; organizers say 5K+ Nvidia staff signed — Some people aren't ready to let former CEO Jensen Huang go. — A petition to reinstate Huang as Nvidia's CEO has some 97,000 signatures …
More: Stand with Jensen, New York Times, TechCrunch, The Independent, Tom's Hardware, Egypt Independent, Wall Street Journal, ANI News, Wccftech, Hindustan Times, Mediaite, Unite.AI, VideoCardz.com, Yahoo Finance, New York Post, Wccftech, and Coin Edition
X: @thejensenletter, @timsweeneyepic, @ctnzr, @billkristol, @hesamation, @wr4nygov, @lulumeservey, @edzitron, @goldman, @kobeissiletter, @jenzhuscott, @aridavidpaul, @taobanker, @gavinsbaker, @valentinaforusa, @amasad, @vivilinsv, @thejensenletter, @brivael, @fundstrat, @timsweeneyepic, @garrytan, @gavinsbaker, @cb_doge, @bscholl, and @jukan05. LinkedIn: Tianyin Xu
Bluesky: @brooklynmarie, @segyges, and @intcyberdigest
| Katie Tarasov / CNBC: |
More: The Standard, Implicator.ai, The Information, GeekWire, Washington Examiner, and The Hill
X: @creatine_cycle, @ross__hendricks, @williba85, @pythiar, @impatientcap, @pythiar, @theahmadosman, @rohanpaul_ai, @paulomacro, @balajis, @gavinsbaker, and @andrewcurran_. Bluesky: @mrmarketmis
Forums: r/bayarea and r/wallstreetbets
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to unveil smart glasses at WWDC and ship them by the end of 2027, focusing heavily on integration of third-party iPhone apps with Siri AI — Also: A look at the race to bring Face ID to the iPhone Duo. … Apple's just-announced Siri AI integrations are the centerpiece …
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X: @foundrceo, @markgurman, @raywongy, @markgurman, @tgod34748, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Wall Street Journal: |
How Jensen Huang built a multibillion-dollar business to let Chinese companies access Nvidia AI chips in SE Asian data centers, exploiting a gap in US sanctions — Massive data centers in Southeast Asia exploited a gap in U.S. sanctions, providing crucial computing power for Chinese companies and a cover for alleged chip smuggling
More: Axios, Cassandra Unchained, Türkiye Today, The Decoder, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, and BBC
X: @akhenosiris, @staunovo, @maynereport, @scaramucci, and @michaeljburry. Bluesky: @billkristolbulwark
Forums: r/technology and r/AMD_Stock
| Washington Post: |
The Nvidia scandal presents a political challenge for the White House by tying together data centers, China, and corruption, all key voter issues in midterms — The scandal connects to voter concerns over AI, data centers, China and corruption. — Sex. Money. Power. Espionage.| Ashley Gold / Semafor: |
Sources: Howard Lutnick is expected to join Trump on Air Force One to China this week, after clashing with Scott Bessent and others over Nvidia chip curbs — Howard Lutnick is expected to travel on Air Force One with the president to China this week as the commerce secretary fights to regain …
More: Tom's Hardware, Newsmax, 2paragraph News, Telegraph, RADAR, Business Today, and NBC News
| New York Times: |
Investigation: Howard Lutnick pushed to narrow chip curbs affecting a client of his former firm Cantor Fitzgerald whose Malaysia data center may serve Tencent — The commerce secretary has been writing new rules that would affect Southeast Asian data centers, some of which are clients of his former firm.
More: NewsMax.com, Seeking Alpha, 2paragraph News, and Livemint
X: @senblumenthal, @richsignorelli, @choblin29, @jaxalemany, @cgasparino, @gtconway3d, @lrozen, @murtuza_merc, @chrisrmcguire, @rwpusa, and @knowledge_vital
Forums: Hacker News and r/politics
| Corbin Bolies / Variety: |
Inside the first AI Music Awards in Los Angeles, featuring AI announcers, lip-syncing, and human stand-ins, as the ceremony was mired in technical issues — I knew things were a little off when the first thing I heard on my walk to the AI Music Awards was “the winner...” followed by the sweet voice of Kelly Clarkson.| Financial Times: |
The US and Pax Silica allies, including Japan, the UK, and India, agree to create a joint list of AI technologies and supply chains to protect from China — Pact comes ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen
More: NewsMax.com
| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: |
TSMC plans to set up a new $500M fund to invest in chip startups, suppliers, and other upstream partners, saying “we also want to support the future's Nvidia” — TOKYO — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to use a new $500 million venture fund to support promising chip startups …
Bluesky: @rudolfdeleeuw
| Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: |
Nebuly, whose tech helps enterprises measure the business value of AI agents by analyzing their impact on productivity and revenue, raised a $21M Series A — Nebuly develops a platform that helps enterprises measure the business value of AI agents by analysing their impact on productivity …
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