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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after revelations on extramarital affairs

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after revelations on extramarital affairs
France 24 Thursday 12 November 2026, 15:46 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after revelations on extramarital affairs Issued on: Share Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive of AI giant Nvidia on Thursday, November 12, after revelations he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman accused of spying for China. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson and FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert have more. [Image text:] Fraser Jackson,France 24 Correspondent Washington Nvidia tumbles as crisis deepens JENSENHUANGRESIGNSOVERAFFAIRS FRANCE 24
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