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Nvidia Newsroom:
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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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:
Under Jensen Huang, Nvidia plowed 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
Reuters:
Sources: Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee; revelations about two other extramarital affairs led to his resignation  —  Ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee, according to two people familiar with the matter, Reuters has learned.
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Koray Kavukcuoglu / Google:
Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, calling it a major upgrade over Gemini 3.8 Flash, at $1.50/1M input and $7.50/1M output tokens across its 1M context window  —  Hydrogen brings cutting-edge intelligence to everyone.  —  SVP, Google DeepMind and Chief AI Architect, Google
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
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
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.
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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 …
Anna Washenko / Engadget:
Users report being unable to access Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services; Microsoft says many of its servers became unexpectedly unavailable  —  Outlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by “elevated load” issues.  —  Microsoft is experiencing an outage for several of its services this afternoon.
Bloomberg:
Sources: SpaceX and Tesla are progressing in their merger negotiations and could announce a deal as soon as December or early 2027  —  SpaceX and Tesla Inc. are progressing in their merger negotiations, setting the stage for a combination that could redefine the limits of global dealmaking.
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Reuters:
Sources: senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the Nvidia spy scandal  —  Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake …
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Reuters:
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
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 …
Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
US officials: multiple US DOJ investigations threaten to sweep up Nvidia, including one focused on antitrust grounds and two focused on Megaspeed and Supermicro  —  Multiple US Justice Department probes threaten to sweep up Nvidia, according to two administration officials …
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Anirban Sen / Reuters:
Kalshi ends the advisory contract it signed with Donald Trump Jr. in January 2025, after his VC firm 1789 Capital increased its stake in Polymarket  —  Prediction markets startup Kalshi has ended its advisory contract with Donald Trump Jr, after his venture capital firm 1789 Capital increased …

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