The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline

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View this email online in your browser  November 12, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. Read More Microsoft's Outlook email hit by new outage: Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. Read More Jensen Huang was having a third affair, Reuters reports: Reuters is withholding the name of the new employee linked to Huang, but says she is an employee of Nvidia. Read More A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA Discover the full-stack AI platforms advancing today’s AI Get a closer look at the technologies moving AI forward with NVIDIA at Microsoft Ignite 2026. Explore sessions on agentic AI built for production, accelerated infrastructure, cloud and AI platforms, physical AI and autonomous systems, and high-fidelity simulations. View the sessions and build your Microsoft Ignite agenda today. Browse sessions Afternoon Must-Reads Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigns, chipmaker names CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO: Nvidia gets a new chief executive, days after former CEO Jensen Huang admitted to a romantic affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Read More Trump floats Apple chairman Tim Cook as Jensen Huang's successor: In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says only one man can take Jensen Huang's place as head of Nvidia: Tim Cook. Read More Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?: Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal. Read More Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress: Huang, who was ousted as CEO following reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China, agreed to testify Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him. Read More Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang's 'scheme' with Trump: This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke. Read More Last but Not Least Cyberattack on Fireworks AI allowed hackers to access Notion customers' chat transcripts: This is Fireworks' second data breach in as many months. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigns, chipmaker names CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO

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View this email online in your browser  November 12, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigns, chipmaker names CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO: Nvidia gets a new chief executive, days after former CEO Jensen Huang admitted to a romantic affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Read More The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. Read More Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?: Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over for as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal. Read More A message from Intel A blueprint for making robotics a reality Our recent robotics readiness report highlighted a critical gap between organizations’ robotics ambitions and what they’re structured to deliver. This blueprint will help you close that gap and lay a foundation for a successful human-robot workforce. Get Blueprint Morning Must-Reads Jensen Huang accused of having another affair — with an Nvidia exec: Jensen Huang, who has come under fire for admitting to an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent, has been accused of having a separate affair with an Nvidia subordinate. Read More Cyberattack on Fireworks AI allowed hackers to access Notion customers' chat transcripts: This is Fireworks' second data breach in as many months. Read More Who could replace Jensen Huang? A highly unscientific list of possible successors: Nvidia has no succession plan and a CEO in hot water, so we’ve drafted a shortlist. Read More Nvidia’s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang: As soon as Wednesday evening, Nvidia's board could decide to remove its founder and CEO of 33 years. Read More Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure: Santosh Janardhan, who originally joined the company in 2009, will be stepping down from his role. Read More Last but Not Least Norwest pushes deeper into AI with new $4B fund: This is the investment firm's largest fund to date. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107