Musk Offers to Hire Nvidia CEO as Board Weighs His Future
Elon Musk said he would be honored to hire Jensen Huang, adding a new dimension to uncertainty over Nvidia's leadership as its board weighs the future of the longtime CEO. Musk replied "It would be an honor" on X to a post urging him to recruit Huang. The exchange followed reports that Nvidia's board is discussing whether to oust Huang, who co-founded the AI chipmaker in 1993. Musk's companies, including Tesla and xAI, are major users of Nvidia's advanced computing hardware for autonomous driving and AI model training. Nvidia's stock fell over 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after reports about Huang's potential removal, despite closing up 2.87% at $173.73. The board launched an independent review on November 8 following reports of a foreign intelligence operation targeting Huang, though it expressed confidence in him.