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Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, president, and board member; CFO Colette Kress will serve as 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.
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 …
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Sources: Nvidia employees, known for their fierce loyalty to Jensen Huang, have been left stunned and some are angry at the news of his extramarital affairs  —  Chip giant co-founder's future as chief executive is uncertain following report of a second affair
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
US House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast says Jensen Huang has agreed to testify under oath to Congress before Thanksgiving, likely behind closed doors
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Trump says Tim Cook is the “only one man” to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO, adding “A Legend replaces a Legend!” and Huang “has done a fantastic job”  —  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.
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.
Bloomberg:
A look at potential Nvidia CEO candidates, including CUDA inventor Ian Buck, Arm CEO Rene Haas, and Apple Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji
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
The Information:
Sources: firms tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek, to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China  —  The network of companies tied to Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy in a romantic relationship with Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang …
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Singapore says it held Alice Huang's passport from June 2025 to February 2026 and released her with a “stern warning” after the US provided very little help
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 …
Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR “Intelligent Eyewear” smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker's frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster's  —  The “Intelligent Eyewear” is a collaboration between the two tech companies, with Samsung providing its hardware expertise …
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
Reuters:
Sources: Chinese AI companies rush to rent Nvidia cloud capacity overseas amid fears of tighter US export control enforcement after the Jensen Huang spy scandal
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
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
Koray Kavukcuoglu / Google:
Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, built for rapid execution across diverse agentic workflows, priced at $1.50/1M input tokens and $7.50/1M output tokens  —  Hydrogen brings cutting-edge intelligence to everyone.  —  SVP, Google DeepMind and Chief AI Architect, Google
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 …

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