Jensen Huang resigns from Nvidia after affair with suspected Chinese spy

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Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia following revelations of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman U.S. officials suspect is a Chinese spy, raising national security concerns amid the U.S.-China AI race. Huang admitted to infidelity on November 8, prompting a board investigation. Reports revealed affairs with Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell and another employee. The alleged spy, Alice Huang, is linked to Megaspeed, a firm investigated for illegally shipping chips to China. Congress has summoned Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify, with Democrats probing the Trump administration's handling of the matter. Nvidia's stock fell 11% in five days, and CFO Colette Kress now serves as interim CEO.


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