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November 15, 2026, 5:02 PM

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Financial Times:
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  —  Nvidia Corp. is facing intense pressure as it embarks on a search for a new chief executive after ousting Jensen Huang …
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 …
Lauren Edmonds / Business Insider:
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 …
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
Associated Press:
Megaspeed says Alice Huang left in August 2025 and has no current role, and that it runs a “legitimate and lawful business” as it opens an internal probe  —  Singapore-based cloud computing company Megaspeed International said Sunday that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang …
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 …
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.
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.

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