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Big Headlines: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down as mounting scandal rocks tech giant
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Frequency Podcast Network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. It's a scandal that's reverberating across global markets. Tech stocks are tumbling in overseas trading as Nvidia's CEO has announced his resignation. Hi, I'm Vrjash Dave. This is Big Headlines. Everything you need to know to be in the know in just five minutes.
In a stunning fall from grace, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has resigned. The decision coming after the company's board met following reports of extramarital affairs, including one suspected by U.S. officials of working as a spy for China. Of the two affairs, the second was reportedly with an executive that directly reported
to him. The company announced Huang was resigning effective immediately. CNN's Hada Gold says NVIDIA Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress is taking over as CEO on an interim basis.
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