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  "id": 19573850,
  "title": "Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang-wsj-reports-19573850",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/11/12/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang-wsj-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Nvidia's board is preparing to remove CEO Jensen Huang due to his involvement in two extramarital affairs. One of these affairs was with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, according to five sources familiar with the situation. The board plans to meet as soon as Wednesday to decide his future. The New York Times also covered this story, reporting that Huang had an affair with Powell, a company executive who reported to him. Nvidia has not commented on the reports yet. Previously, Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife, triggering an investigation by the board into whether he was the target of a foreign intelligence operation. This new revelation intensifies a controversy that has drawn attention from lawmakers, investors, and the board itself regarding Huang's actions and his relationship with Alice Huang. Alice Huang is said by US intelligence to have assisted in the shipment of Nvidia chips to Chinese firms. Nvidia's shares dropped by around 8% in after-hours trading, following the revelation of Alice Huang's affair. The stock has lost over US$300 billion in market value since the affair with Alice Huang became public. Should Huang step down, Nvidia, a $4 trillion company, would face a leadership crisis, especially considering its pivotal role in the US-China AI race and its dominance in chips used for AI training and services like OpenAI's ChatGPT.",
  "summary": "Jensen Huang's potential exit would create a leadership vacuum at the US$4 trillion company, a key player in the US-China AI race due to its chip dominance.",
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang-wsj-reports-19572214",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:18:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang-wsj-reports-19567248",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:22:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Inc.",
        "title": "Nvidia’s Board Is Reportedly Preparing to Oust Jensen Huang. The Affair Isn’t the Only Problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nvidias-board-is-reportedly-preparing-to-oust-jensen-huang-the-affair",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:37:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Nvidia Is Preparing To Oust CEO Jensen Huang Amid 'Spy Affair' Row: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang-amid-spy-affair-row",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:40:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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