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CEO Jensen Huang resigns from chip giant Nvidia

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Published November 12, 2026

The chip giant Nvidia announced that CEO Jensen Huang was stepping down following allegations that he'd had extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.

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