Nvidia's CEO was the rock star of AI before his dramatic unravelling
What happened
Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang resigned as CEO on Thursday after two reported affairs, one with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, according to the BBC.
The Wall Street Journal had reported on Wednesday that the board was preparing to meet to decide his future.
Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, a senior executive at the Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed, in a note to staff on Sunday.
US intelligence reportedly circulated a memo this spring alleging that Alice Huang was linked to China's Ministry of State Security.
The New York Times reported a second affair, with Nvidia vice president Kimberly Powell, saying bystanders saw the two being affectionate at a San Jose hotel.
Nvidia's board has opened an independent investigation, and Congress has asked Huang for a closed-door briefing, the Times reported.
“I was unfaithful to my wife.”
The Hindu
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