Sources: President Trump's and Howard Lutnick's close relationship with Jensen Huang made officials wary of taking aggressive steps to rein in Nvidia chip sales (New York Times)

First reported by Hacker News at Wed 4:31 PM · 13 outlets in all

1. Financial Times(subscription required)1hValue Nvidia, not Huang
2. Techmeme6hSources: President Trump's and Howard Lutnick's close relationship with Jensen Huang made officials wary of taking aggressive steps to rein in Nvidia chip sales (New York Times)
3. The Hill8h5 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…
4. Wired(subscription required)9hJensen 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.
5. Mashable12hEverything Trump has said about Jensen Huangs Nvidia sagaTrump defended Jensen Huang, answered questions about what he knew, and pitched a former tech titan to run Nvidia after Huang resigned.
6. Engadget17hJensen 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.
7. Forbes17hJensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair ScandalsThe news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
8. Hacker News17hJensen Huang resigns
9. AP19hJensen Huang steps down and Nvidia shares drop
10. Bloomberg(subscription required)22hJensen Huang Scandal: Investigating Nvidia's Relationship to Megaspeed
11. Ars Technica32hNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resignedNvidia CEO also had an affair with a senior executive at the firm.
12. The Atlantic(subscription required)32hTrump’s Stance on Jensen Huang Is a TellThe president’s decision to feign ignorance about the Nvidia scandal shows once again that he doesn’t care that much about national security.
13. New York Times(subscription required)32hJensen 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.