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Sources: Jensen Huang has discussed a comeback as Nvidia CEO with confidants, as allies form a “war room” to lobby for his return and seek White House support — Tech supporters lobby chipmaker's board to reinstate former CEO after he resigned following affair with alleged Chinese spy| 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, Barron's Online, Quartz, Livemint, Business Insider, New York Post, Financial Times, Times of India, Politico, Ukrainian National News, Seeking Alpha, 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, Seoul Economic Daily, and The Indian Express
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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: |
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Bluesky: @brooklynmarie, @segyges, and @intcyberdigest
| Katie Tarasov / CNBC: |
More: The Standard, Implicator.ai, The Information, GeekWire, Washington Examiner, and The Hill
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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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| 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, BBC, and Talking Points Memo
X: @akhenosiris, @staunovo, @maynereport, @scaramucci, and @michaeljburry. Bluesky: @billkristolbulwark. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
Forums: r/technology and r/AMD_Stock
| Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Nvidia appealed to Taiwanese officials after its manager was charged over chip smuggling, and sought advice from TSMC, which declined to get involved — Nvidia Corp. appealed to Taiwanese officials after prosecutors on the island accused an employee of helping to smuggle AI chips into China …
More: Seeking Alpha and The Economist
| 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, Hindustan Times, 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 …
More: The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Implicator.ai, FinSMEs, Tech Funding News, Coverager, Unite.AI, and Pulse 2.0
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