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Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say

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Sources familiar with the matter report that ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second unnamed employee following two previous extramarital affairs that led to his resignation on Thursday. The report notes that Huang's resignation followed pressure regarding an affair with Alice Huang, a woman U.S. intelligence suspects of being a Chinese spy, and Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare. Nvidia shares fell 5.5% on Thursday, contributing to a decline of more than 30% in value since the stock's early October peak. The article takes a focus on the potential disruption to the AI industry caused by Huang's departure while highlighting the company's ongoing search for a permanent successor.
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“While both articles discuss the affair between Jensen Huang and Kimberly Powell, they describe different aspects of the same affair and were published on different dates.”
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Alice Huang could not be reached for comment.
Officers with rifles could be seen positioned atop buildings nearby, while dozens of police vehicles shut down the area.
Officers with rifles could be seen positioned atop buildings nearby, while dozens of police vehicles shut down the area.
Nvidia finance chief Colette Kress is set to take over as interim CEO from Jensen Huang, the company said on Thursday, putting her in charge of the chipmaker whose processors power the world’s most advanced supercomputers and AI data centres.
2026-11-12 · assertive framing · Who is Nvidia interim CEO Colette Kress?
On Wednesday, speculation on who might be tapped if Huang is ousted ranged from a leader of a rival chip giant, such as Arm chief Rene Haas, and 32-year Nvidia veteran Jeff Fisher, to one of Huang’s two children, both of whom are executives at Nvidia.
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"The complete reunification of the motherland must be realised, and it will certainly be realised."
Chinese artificial intelligence companies are trying to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity at data centres outside China, concerned that a scandal involving the U.S. chipmaker’s chief executive Jensen Huang could spur Washington to tighten restrictions on their remote use of advanced processors, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Nvidia ORG · 8× Jensen Huang PERSON · 6× Alice Huang PERSON · 4× Reuters ORG · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× Colette Kress PERSON · 1× Kimberly Powell PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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Earlier this month, Nvidia’s board launched a probe, led by independent directors with outside legal counsel, into whether Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
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Alice Huang could not be reached for comment.

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

Ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee, according to two people familiar with the matter, Reuters has learned. uncertain
Reuters → oust → matter
The revelation follows two other extramarital affairs that led to his resignation Thursday. asserted
that → follow → resignation
The two women are Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence suspects of being a Chinese spy, and Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care. asserted
intelligence → suspect → care
Reuters is not naming the second employee. asserted
Reuters → name → employee
Attempts to reach the woman were not successful. asserted
Attempts → reach → woman
Nvidia declined to comment. asserted
Nvidia → decline → ?
Alice Huang could not be reached for comment. uncertain
Huang → reach → comment
Jensen Huang admitted to an affair in a November 8 statement following the reports of his relationship with Alice Huang, without referring to her by name. asserted
Huang → admit → name
The former Nvidia CEO’s decision to resign from the company could disrupt the AI industry that he helped shape. uncertain
he → resign → that
Nvidia has used its financial strength to help create an industry around AI through complex financial arrangements that ease the purchase of the company’s chips. asserted
that → use → chips
It has backed cloud computing companies and AI labs in order to do so. asserted
It → back → companies
Pressure on Jensen Huang, who is 63 and married, to resign mounted after reports of his affair with Alice Huang. asserted
who → resign → Huang
Nvidia’s board appointed finance chief Colette Kress as interim CEO while it conducts a search to replace Jensen Huang. asserted
it → appoint → Huang
The board is considering internal and external candidates for the job. asserted
board → consider → job
Earlier this month, Nvidia’s board launched a probe, led by independent directors with outside legal counsel, into whether Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. asserted
Huang → launch → operation
It also expressed confidence in him at the time. asserted
It → express → time
Shares fell 5.5% on Thursday in active trading. asserted
Shares → fall → trading
The stock has shed more than 30% of its value since its early October peak. asserted
stock → shed → peak
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