Nvidia board’s probe into Jensen Huang’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy could look at questionable statements from the CEO and his spokespeople
On Fortune’s radar today: Nvidia’s history of questionable statements about Megaspeed executive’s affair with Jensen Huang.
Key points
- The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing.
- Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry and has pledged cooperation.
- The AI investment boom is about to become bigger than the dotcom bubble.
Adoration for the US tech giant’s CEO Jensen Huang has been labelled “Jensanity”, but can his reputation survive the news of his affair?
Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
Additional details
- AI companies have $3.2 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments.
- There’s an 80% chance the Fed will raise rates in December.
- Canva cut 1,200 jobs, and the internet loved it.
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