{
  "id": 19725392,
  "title": "Nvidia’s Huang ousted by board in move that roils AI economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidias-huang-ousted-by-board-in-move-that-roils-ai-economy-19725392",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/13/companies/nvidia-huang-ousted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, has been removed from his position by the company's board following revelations of three affairs, one involving a woman allegedly spying for China. Colette Kress, Nvidia's CFO for many years, has been appointed as the interim CEO, and Huang will no longer be associated with the company. In a historic move, the board appointed Harvey Jones, who is 73 years old and previously led Synopsys, a company in which Nvidia had invested $2 billion. This sudden change in leadership comes at a time when Nvidia, a key player in the AI infrastructure boom, has struggled with a lack of a clear succession plan. As the sole CEO for the past three decades, Huang had effectively managed every aspect of the business while also serving as an advocate for the AI industry.",
  "summary": "Longtime CFO Colette Kress is taking the job of interim CEO, Nvidia said, and Huang will no longer have ties with the chipmaker.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Nvidia without Huang 'a significant loss' and puts the AI boom under a microscope, say economists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-without-huang-a-significant-loss-and-puts-the-ai-boom-under-a",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:19:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Who can replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO? These four names are buzzing in AI circles.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/who-can-replace-jensen-huang-as-nvidia-ceo-these-four-names-are",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:57:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}