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  "id": 19810966,
  "title": "Jensen Huang's departure exposes internal politics at Nvidia; source: Huang ran it as a \"feudal system\" with his daughter and son-in-law in powerful positions (Financial Times)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/jensen-huangs-departure-exposes-internal-politics-at-nvidia-source",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:10:02.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/ef8f85a6-e2d7-4d41-b70e-092b2567813a"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia after a 33-year career, a departure that follows allegations of extramarital affairs. According to PC Gamer, Huang admitted to an affair believed to be with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset, and a New York Times report cited another affair with Nvidia VP Kimberly Powell. Reuters also reported that Huang allegedly had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee. The Financial Times stated that Huang ran the company as a “feudal system” with his daughter and son-in-law in powerful positions.\n\nFollowing the resignation, Colette Kress, the former chief financial officer, has been appointed as interim CEO. PC Gamer reports that Nvidia's share price has shown signs of recovery since the announcement, following a significant drop caused by the initial allegations and uncertainty. The former chief is expected to appear before the Senate Banking Committee with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in the coming weeks regarding national security concerns related to the initial allegations.\n\nAccording to the Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups, the board of directors is reportedly considering three Israelis to lead the company. These candidates include Nvidia CTO Michael Kagan, Apple's chief hardware officer Johny Srouji, and Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman. Calcalist noted that Srouji's experience involves developing Apple's silicon strategy, though a potential argument against his appointment is that he was promoted to his current role at Apple in April 2026.",
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      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Fear not, Nvidians, the man who wrote the book on Nvidia says the company's success doesn't rely on Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/fear-not-nvidians-the-man-who-wrote-the-book-on-nvidia-says-the",
        "published": "2026-11-12T15:58:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Jensen Huang resigns: A timeline of the Nvidia affair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-resigns-a-timeline-of-the-nvidia-affair",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:09:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee; revelations about two other extramarital affairs led to his resignation (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/sources-jensen-huang-had-an-intimate-relationship-with-a-second",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:46:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources close to Jensen Huang say he has taken a penitent turn, castigated himself as a \"piece of shit\", and claims to not care what happens to himself (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sources-close-to-jensen-huang-say-he-has-taken-a-penitent-turn",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:50:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "‘Hum Chip De Chuke Sanam’: Jensen Huang and Alice spark Bollywood meme fest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hum-chip-de-chuke-sanam-jensen-huang-and-alice-spark-bollywood-meme",
        "published": "2026-11-13T06:10:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Jensen Huang scandal: Alice Huang-founded firm obtained restricted Nvidia chips in China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/jensen-huang-scandal-alice-huang-founded-firm-obtained-restricted",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:13:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Source: at a meeting in August 2026, Jensen Huang interrupted Colette Kress' presentation, calling her \"a deer in the headlights\" and just a \"reporting CFO\" (Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/source-at-a-meeting-in-august-2026-jensen-huang-interrupted-colette",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:50:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups",
        "title": "Who are the three Israelis among those being considered to succeed Jensen Huang as NVIDIA CEO?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/who-are-the-three-israelis-among-those-being-considered-to-succeed",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:26:51.000Z"
      }
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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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