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Before Megaspeed, there was Supermicro: The other Nvidia partner tied to China chip smuggling—and to Jensen Huang
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Prosecutors are now reportedly probing whether Alice Huang and entities linked to her helped move Supermicro hardware to China—and authorities in Singapore say Supermicro hasn’t been forthcoming.
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Jensen Huang has stepped down as Nvidia CEO, with Colette Kress named interim CEO. His departure followed reports of a romantic relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, whom US authorities suspect of spying for China; CNN reported that US officials disagree on whether intelligence collected so far proves it. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify.
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- Financial Times(subscription required)The downfall of Jensen HuangAfter 33 years building Nvidia into the world’s most valuable company, its founder’s career disintegrated in less than two weeks
- The Hill5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandalCorporate America is in the midst of its most dramatic scandal in years. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, resigned Thursday after admitting to one extramarital affair, with a woman suspected of being a Chinese agent, and amid new reporting of a second affair, this time with an Nvidia colleague. The vast company…
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- Fortune(subscription required)Before Megaspeed, there was Supermicro: The other Nvidia partner tied to China chip smuggling—and to Jensen HuangProsecutors are now reportedly probing whether Alice Huang and entities linked to her helped move Supermicro hardware to China—and authorities in Singapore say Supermicro hasn’t been forthcoming.
- EngadgetJensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEOHe has held the position since the company's founding in 1993, but has recently been embroiled in an international scandal.
- ForbesJensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair ScandalsThe news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
- Hacker NewsJensen Huang resigns
- Bloomberg(subscription required)Jensen Huang Scandal: Investigating Nvidia's Relationship to Megaspeed
- Ars TechnicaNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resignedNvidia CEO also had an affair with a senior executive at the firm.
- New York Times(subscription required)Jensen Huang Resigns From Nvidia After AffairsThe chief executive has been under scrutiny for an affair with a woman said to be a Chinese spy, as well as for a relationship with a subordinate at his A.I. chip company. Nvidia’s finance chief, Colette Kress, was named interim leader.
- The Economist(subscription required)Jensen Huang must go