{
  "id": 19592294,
  "title": "Elon Musk says he would hire Jensen Huang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/elon-musk-says-he-would-hire-jensen-huang",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:28:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-hire-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-if-board-ousts-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expressed interest in hiring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang if the company's board removes him. The exchange occurred after The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's board was considering ousting Huang due to revelations about extramarital relationships, one of which involves a woman suspected of spying for China. Musk's response echoes a similar situation in 2010 when Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison defended and hired Mark Hurd after he was ousted from Hewlett-Packard. Huang, a co-founder of Nvidia, is a highly influential figure in the AI industry whose company's chips power much of the AI boom. Musk's companies rely heavily on AI computing technology and are major buyers of Nvidia GPUs, making Huang's expertise valuable. However, Musk's comment was an expression of interest, not a formal job offer.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk says he'd hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid reports of his potential ouster, echoing a Silicon Valley scandal from 2010.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump said he believes Jensen Huang had no idea his affair was a spy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/trump-said-he-believes-jensen-huang-had-no-idea-his-affair-was-a-spy",
        "published": "2026-11-10T12:50:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Jensen Huang still scheduled for Nvidia's GTC event as criticism and scrutiny increases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/jensen-huang-still-scheduled-for-nvidias-gtc-event-as-criticism-and",
        "published": "2026-11-10T20:42:52.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Nvidia hires Wachtell Lipton for Jensen Huang investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nvidia-hires-wachtell-lipton-for-jensen-huang-investigation",
        "published": "2026-11-10T20:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Tracking how Jensen Huang changed his stance on China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/tracking-how-jensen-huang-changed-his-stance-on-china",
        "published": "2026-11-11T12:47:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "E24 Norway",
        "title": "WSJ: Nvidia-styret forbereder seg på å sparke Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/wsj-nvidia-styret-forbereder-seg-pa-a-sparke-jensen-huang",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:31:14.000Z"
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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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