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 (Lauren Edmonds/Business Insider)
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 …
A petition to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO has reached approximately 97,000 signatures, according to Business Insider. Signatories include Elon Musk, Tim Sweeney, and Garry Tan, while organizers report that over 5,000 Nvidia staff have signed. ProPakistani reports that an internal post regarding Huang's resignation drew more than 1,600 comments, most of which supported his return.
The campaign, "Stand with Jensen," is a volunteer-run group that has asked Nvidia to reinstate Huang while an outside investigation is conducted, arguing he should have a chance to respond before a final decision is reached.
Following Huang's resignation, Nvidia's board launched an independent investigation on November 8 after reports that he was targeted by a Chinese spy operation, TechCrunch reports. Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at the Singapore-based company Megaspeed. China’s foreign ministry rejected allegations on November 10 that a businesswoman linked to Huang was a spy, calling the claims groundless.
CNBC Technology reports that two Nvidia investors, holding approximately $2.13 billion in stock as of June 30, are calling for a deliberate leadership search. Meanwhile, TechCrunch notes that Huang's exit has created uncertainty regarding more than $3 billion in Chinese AI computing projects that rely on restricted Nvidia processors.
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