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Jensen Huang Resigns As CEO of Nvidia, Colette Kress Named Interim CEO

Jensen Huang Resigns As CEO of Nvidia, Colette Kress Named Interim CEO

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Nvidia co‑founder Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive officer and board member with immediate effect, the board announced on Thursday, November 12. The 63‑year‑old, who is married, stepped down amid reports of an affair with a Chinese businesswoman suspected by U.S. authorities of spying for Beijing, a controversy also referred to as the ‘Alice Huang’ affair. Chief financial officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement. The resignation deepens a crisis for Nvidia, which had no clear succession plan for Huang.

AI-generated overview from 9 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

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Huang’s resignation deepens a crisis partly of Nvidia’s own making, given that there has been no clear succession plan for the 63-year-old who has been the company’s only CEO

Coverage arrived over 83 hours. First from The Indian Express, latest from The Siasat Daily.

High Corroboration 29 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by The Indian Express at 02:21 UTC on 09 Nov.

Coverage ran for about 2 days.

Across 4 desks: business, india, tech, world.

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  9. The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Nvidia shares fall 8% after hours as board reportedly weighs Jensen Huang's 'exit'

    Nvidia shares plummeted by 8% in after-hours trading following revelations about CEO Jensen Huang's alleged extramarital affairs, including a controversial link to a businesswoman associated with Chinese intelligence. The company's board is set to convene to deliberate on Huang's fate in light of…

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    ‘Billionaires with wives of Chinese origin’: Jensen Huang’s scandalous life sparks viral social media lists. Who features?

    NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has come under fire following his confession of an extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell. This admission ignited discussions on social media about the patterns of billionaires forming relationships with women of Chinese descent. Renowned billionaires like Larry Ellison and…

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  29. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    Chinese Espionage in Nvidia: US tech giant erases $600bn in two days as $7.5bn worth of advanced AI chips reach China

    US tech gaint Nvidia is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations that a network of companies linked to a Chinese businesswoman suspected of having connections to Beijing’s intelligence helped facilitate shipments of at least $7.5 billion worth of its advanced artificial intelligence chips to…

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  35. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Scandal-hit Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang loses his shine in his birthplace Taiwan

    TAIPEI: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had been widely adored like a rock star in his birthplace, Taiwan. That image is now tainted after the FBI began an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese agent. Like the rest of the world, the island was shocked by the scandal over Huang's relationship…

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  51. Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings Current article

    Jensen Huang Resigns As CEO of Nvidia, Colette Kress Named Interim CEO

    Huang’s resignation deepens a crisis partly of Nvidia’s own making, given that there has been no clear succession plan for the 63-year-old who has been the company’s only CEO

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  53. The South First The South First

    Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after reports of extramarital affairs; CFO named interim chief

    The resignation follows days after Huang, 63, admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a woman suspected by US intelligence agencies of working for China’s Ministry of State Security. The post Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after reports of extramarital affairs; CFO named…

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Who did not run this

29 newsrooms ran this event. 15 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
  • NE Now NE Now
  • OpIndia Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Better India
  • The Hans India
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Morung Express
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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