# The Jensen Huang scandal is casting a shadow over data centers halfway across the world

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9 outlets covering · First listed: Business Insider, Nov 12, 2026, 11:59 PM · Read it: <https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-scandal-casting-shadow-data-centers-southeast-asia-2026-11>

Industry sources say Jensen-Gate could increase scrutiny and costs for AI infrastructure operators in Southeast Asia.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [The Scandal Is Bigger Than Jensen Huang](<https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/11/nvidia-china-ai-regulation/689387/>) — The Atlantic (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left)
  No business executive should have so much political power that they can’t be held to account.
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:52 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns](<https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair Scandals](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-out-at-nvidia-after-affair-scandals/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  The news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEO](<https://www.engadget.com/2314584/jensen-huang-is-out-as-nvidia-ceo/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  He has held the position since the company's founding in 1993, but has recently been embroiled in an international scandal.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:30 AM: [The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-affair-with-alleged-chinese-spy-a-timeline/>) — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States)
  Jensen 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.
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:44 AM: [The Jensen Huang scandal is hardly over](<https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1032069/jensen-huang-resignation-affair-chips-smuggling>) — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
  I 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
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:59 PM: [5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandal](<https://thehill.com/homenews/analysis/6217604-nvidias-jensen-huang-resigned/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Corporate 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…
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:47 PM: [The downfall of Jensen Huang](<https://www.ft.com/content/ef8f85a6-e2d7-4d41-b70e-092b2567813a?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  After 33 years building Nvidia into the world’s most valuable company, its founder’s career disintegrated in less than two weeks
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:59 PM: [The Jensen Huang scandal is casting a shadow over data centers halfway across the world](<https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-scandal-casting-shadow-data-centers-southeast-asia-2026-11>) — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
  Industry sources say Jensen-Gate could increase scrutiny and costs for AI infrastructure operators in Southeast Asia.
