Nvidia board weighs ousting CEO Jensen Huang over alleged China spy affair

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-11-12 04:36:06 UTC

Nvidia’s board is meeting to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang after reports of an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence says was spying for China; the board has hired outside counsel and is working with a firm to identify replacements, while Huang owns 3.6% of the company and has no obvious successor. [1] [2] [3]

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1. What to Know About Nvidia’s Investigation of CEO Jensen Huang

   NY Times · 2026-11-12 03:55:11 UTC · Summary only

2. Bitcoin listless, Nvidia perps crash 7% as CEO Jensen Huang reportedly faces the axe

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3. Nvidia board to decide whether to oust longtime CEO Jensen Huang

   France 24 English · 2026-11-12 04:05:14 UTC · Excerpt

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