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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy, affair scandals
Huang was Nvidia’s CEO, co-founder, and president.
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Huang was Nvidia’s CEO, co-founder, and president.
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It’s expecting to set its final IPO share price the day before that. Earlier this week, Anthropic said that price would likely be between $70 to $78 per share, putting its valuation as high as $1.4 trillion. [Link: Anthropic’s Initial Public Offering | https://ipo.anthropic.com/us/ | Anthropic]
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Aside from his extramarital affairs, the Nvidia CEO also went viral this week over online images that show him wearing a vintage Saint Laurent jacket by Hedi Slimane — a studded switch up from his usual leather outerwear. Vanity Fair confirmed these are AI fakes that carry SynthID markers however, manipulated from photographs taken in June. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/895915683_18438367747194748_7015190906458950817_n.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/gettyimages-2279156924.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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The tech giant spent $10 million to buy a collection of internal data from defunct airline Spirit for AI training, which it said would be “deidentified.” A union representing attendants has made sure of that, persuading Google to agree to stricter terms excluding employee medical data, along with details on labor relations and safety investigations. [Link: Google Wanted Spirit Airlines Data. Flight Attendants Found a Way to Opt Out | https://www.wired.com/story/google-wanted-spirit-airlines-data-flight-attendants-found-a-way-to-opt-out/ | WIRED]
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The $1,695 Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone will be available in December. It features 108 digital MEMS mics, a built-in spatial encoder, uses Apple’s array geometry and ambisonic encoding filters, and doesn’t require any drivers or plug-ins — you just connect it directly into an iPhone, computer, or Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera to start recording three-dimensional audio. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Blackmagic-Ambisonic-Microphone-forest.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Blackmagic-Ambisonic-Microphone.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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The Ring Drone Cam will entirely rely on AI autopilot to fly around your home.
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Before a New York Times report claimed there’s evidence of a second affair by Jensen Huang and reports surfaced that Nvidia’s board could meet today to determine his fate, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to TMZ last night, focusing on asking why our economy depends on “five guys in tuxedos” being able to keep it in their pants. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWI780dUhBA]
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With reports that the company’s board is meeting to oust Huang from the company he co-founded, Bloomberg reports the board has been working with an unnamed outside firm to identify candidates and is considering naming a temporary chief executive while continuing to look for a permanent replacement. According to Semafor, the list includes Apple hardware chief Johny Srouji, who was reportedly “seriously considering” leaving the company last year before deciding to stay, with some board members favoring Nvidia CFO Colette Kress instead. [Link: Nvidia board prepares to oust CEO, name interim chief | https://www.semafor.com/article/11/11/2026/nvidia-board-preparing-to-oust-ceo-huang-wsj | Semafor]
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Thing are moving quickly at Nvidia.
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“When reached by phone Wednesday and asked about his relationship with Ms. Powell, Mr. Huang said, ‘I don’t think you should be talking to me directly.‘ He then hung up.” Great stuff, sir. This is the funniest way for the bubble to pop. Do stick around for the NDA anecdote in the kicker — sure seems like his security guards just have a stack of paperwork at the ready for his bullshit! [Link: Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/11/technology/jensen-huang-nvidia-affair.html | The New York Times]
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No device left behind.
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Groups that advocated for data center restrictions are getting ready to hold newly elected (or reelected) officials accountable — and push them to go even further, CNN reports. Data center opposition became a theme across many campaigns, and voters favored limits on them in all but one ballot measure. [Link: AI data center opponents are cheering midterm results, but they say the fight isn’t over | CNN Business | https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/11/tech/ai-data-center-opponents-midterm-fight?Date=20261111&Profile=CNN | CNN]