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  "id": 19659894,
  "title": "Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with suspected Chinese spy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-resigns-as-nvidia-ceo-after-affair-with-suspected",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:57:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-resigns-nvidia-affair/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his position following an admission of an affair with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy. The chip giant's board of directors announced the resignation, effective immediately, with Colette Kress, the company's current executive vice president and chief financial officer, stepping in as interim CEO. Nvidia's stock saw a decline of over 10% in pre-market trading in response to the news. Harvey Jones, chairman of the board, praised Kress for her leadership during Nvidia's period of growth and highlighted her deep understanding of the business, customers, operations, and financial position. The affair, which came to light in early November, sparked a crisis for Huang, who had co-founded Nvidia in 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem. Huang's outspoken opposition to export policies aimed at keeping advanced US semiconductors and computers away from potentially adversarial countries, such as China, had drawn scrutiny from US officials. Despite the controversy, Huang's leadership style and work ethic had made him a prominent figure in the tech industry, with his rise to CEO often likened to the American dream.",
  "summary": "Embattled Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday, marking a stunning fall from grace for the leader of a vital US computing giant that has long helped fuel the AI boom. Mr Huang’s departure came days after he admitted to having an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. Nvidia's \"board of directors announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as…",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "AMD shares rose 4%+ after hours after closing up 7.3%, while Broadcom gained 2.4% after hours following a 4% gain, as Nvidia's board weighs ousting CEO Huang (Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/amd-shares-rose-4-after-hours-after-closing-up-7-3-while-broadcom",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "Who could replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia's chief executive?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/who-could-replace-jensen-huang-as-nvidias-chief-executive",
        "published": "2026-11-12T10:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang set to be fired, with Johny Srouji listed among possible replacements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-set-to-be-fired-with-johny-srouji-listed",
        "published": "2026-11-12T11:59:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO following reports of two extramarital affairs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-resigns-as-nvidia-ceo-following-reports-of-two",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Nvidia’s Jensen Huang resigns, chipmaker names CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidias-jensen-huang-resigns-chipmaker-names-cfo-colette-kress-as",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:10:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "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 (Hayden Field/The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-appoints-ex-synopsys-ceo-harvey-c-jones-as-its-first-ever",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "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 (Adam Satariano/New York Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/a-profile-of-interim-nvidia-ceo-colette-kress-who-joined-in-2013",
        "published": "2026-11-12T14:30:02.000Z"
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