Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang officially resigned after admitting to an affair with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset. He also faces reports of at least two more alleged affairs with Nvidia employees. In this bonus episode, Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger break down how Nvidia’s board turned on its founder, what interim CEO Colette Kress means for the company, and how this moment could be a golden opportunity for Nvidia’s competitors.
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Brian Barrett: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm Brian Barrett, executive editor.
Leah Feiger: And I'm Leah Feiger, director of politics and science.
Brian Barrett : We're bringing you an extra episode this week because Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang has officially resigned. His resignation caps a swift, stunning fall for the man who spent more than three decades building a company into the engine of the AI boom . We're going to talk about how a board known for deferring to its celebrity CEO finally changed its tune and who's going to be running Nvidia at least for now.
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