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What we know as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns over affair allegations

BBC Technology • Thu, 12 Nov 2026

The billionaire tech executive has left the company following reports of a second extramarital affair.

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The billionaire tech executive has left the company following reports of a second extramarital affair.

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The billionaire tech executive has left the company following reports of a second extramarital affair.

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I was certain, until the story of Jensen Huang's second affair hit, that Huang was bulletproof. After all, why wouldn't he be? He's placed himself indispensably at the center of the AI industry and famously had no succession plan at Nvidia. In fact, he's the only CEO Nvidia has ever had. L'état c'est moi. Then […]

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The chief executive has been under scrutiny for an affair with a woman said to be a Chinese spy, as well as for a relationship with a subordinate at his A.I. chip company. Nvidia’s finance chief, Colette Kress, was named interim leader.