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Jensen Huang Resigns as NVIDIA CEO

The tech leader’s affair had raised national security concerns.

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(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

By The Associated Press

November 12, 2026 09:00 a.m.

Updated: November 12, 2026 09:08 a.m.

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HONG KONG (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday affair raises national security concerns.

The company named Colette Kress as interim CEO. She is the current executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Huang faced growing calls to resign after his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Late Wednesday, media reports said Huang had another extramarital affair with an Nvidia employee who reports to him.

Shares of Nvidia, one of the largest companies in the world, plunged 10% in premarket trading Thursday.

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