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Jensen Huang’s Net Worth Is Down 12% This Week As Affairs Scandal Hits Nvidia Stock
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Jensen Huang started the week with a net worth of $162.2 billion, and ended Thursday’s trading day at $143 billion.
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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
- CNNJim Cramer on Nvidia scandal: Jensen Huang “let me down”
- 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…
- MashableA third Jensen Huang affair just droppedThe ousted Nvidia leader was allegedly sleeping with multiple employees in addition to allegations he had an affair with a Chinese spy.
- Wired(subscription required)Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?In a special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we break down Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia, what comes next for the company, and where the AI industry goes from here.
- ForbesJensen Huang’s Net Worth Is Down 12% This Week As Affairs Scandal Hits Nvidia StockJensen Huang started the week with a net worth of $162.2 billion, and ended Thursday’s trading day at $143 billion.
- The VergeThe Jensen Huang scandal is hardly overI was certain, until the story of Jensen Huang's second affair hit, that Huang was bulletproof. After all, why wouldn't he be? He's placed himself indispensably at the center of the AI industry and famously had no succession plan at Nvidia. In fact, he's the only CEO Nvidia has ever had. L'état c'est moi. Then
- Fortune(subscription required)Jensen Huang’s net worth drops $10 billion as Nvidia stock slides in the fallout of affair scandals with company exec and alleged spyJensen Huang is no longer one of the top 10 richest billionaires in the world, tumbling down past Walmart heirs Jim Walton, Rob Walton, and Alice Walton.
- Yahoo SportsRaiders stock watch: Who’s up, who’s down heading into Week 10As we enter the home stretch of the season, we take a look at whose arrow is pointing up and whose is pointing down.
- NY PostNvidia’s stock slides 11% in opening trades after CEO Jensen Huang resigns over affairsNvidia shares plunged more than 11% in early trades on Thursday after CEO Jensen Huang resigned over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy and another report surfaced that he also had an affair with a subordinate. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 slipped 0.6% and S&P 500 gained 1.3%. Nvidia is down in total 17% in November and...
- TechCrunchThe unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timelineJensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
- NPRNvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down amid alleged spy scandalHuang co-founded the chipmaker Nvidia, which has become one of the driving forces behind the AI boom. But reports that he may have had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy quickly sank his career.
- 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.
- CBS NewsNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns in wake of affair, spy scandalNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned effective immediately, the company's board of directors announced Thursday.
- Hacker NewsNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after reports of second affair deepened scandal
- APJensen Huang steps down and Nvidia shares drop
- New York Times(subscription required)Nvidia Stock Tumbles After Jensen Huang Resigns as CEONews that the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, resigned drove Nvidia’s stock down, though the broader market rose slightly.
- The Atlantic(subscription required)The Scandal Is Bigger Than Jensen HuangNo business executive should have so much political power that they can’t be held to account.
- CNBCNvidia stock closes down over 4% after CEO Jensen Huang announces resignationChief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO until a new leader is appointed.
- Ars TechnicaNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resignedNvidia CEO also had an affair with a senior executive at the firm.
- The DefiantNvidia Falls After Report of Huang Affair With ExecutiveThe New York Times reported a relationship with health-care VP Kimberly Powell, who reports to Huang, raising a separate workplace-governance question while a board investigation is underway.
- Crypto BriefingNvidia stock drops 4% after-hours amid CEO Jensen Huang affair reportsInvestor confidence in Nvidia may waver, impacting short-term stock performance and prompting scrutiny of leadership stability and governance.
- The Economist(subscription required)There has never been a scandal like the Jensen Huang affairA journey through the annals of corporate crises
