The Fall of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang

ChadD said:
Good points. Though McMahon wasn't initially accused of anything all that horrible. The story grew. The board had his back till they didn't. And I agree with you McMahon was a creep that had it coming for a long time. Jensen... I'm not convinced he isn't a creep. Now that the king is bleeding, lets see how many new stories pop up.

You are also right that in the grand scheme companies like Nvidia would happily sell billions out the back door to China to tabulate social credit scores and far worse. They don't care about anything but the green. Jensen cares about his reputation though. NV may not but he will. If the stories turn ugly I could see him doing a Bill Gates. Step down make it all go quite and devote his life to "philanthropy" as long as he gets speaking gigs where everyone oh and ahs, hanging on his words.

Wild story anyway. I really didn't see this happening. I think Jensen is an ass hat of a man, I never for a second thought he was a idiot that would think with his dick. I honestly didn't think he was capable of thinking about anything but money.
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The board also stuck with McMahon until no sane person would have been able to hold on. More and more stuff kept coming out. You also have to remember that McMahon already had a reputation of being a complete asshole, that wasn't a secret, and even then the board stuck it out until they no longer could. I haven't heard anything similar about Jensen. Yes there was the whole "who did this to me" comment that came out when they had a bad product launch, but I wouldn't consider that over the top for an ambitious tech CEO, nor would I consider that evidence of a consistent pattern of being a outright jerk. Again, we're dealing with very different scenarios here.

I'm also curious as to who Nvidia has on the bench right now that can take over for Jensen. In both cases, the founder was absolutely key to the success of the enterprise. McMahon was ruthless, but no one can argue he wasn't the singular driving force for WWE completely taking over professional wrestling. Without him, that likely doesn't happen. Ditto for Nvidia, they probably don't get to where they are right now without Jensen, however, they have a huge pack of veteran engineers now who understand the product and the market inside and out. Nvidia could end up like Apple where the loss of Steve Jobs was considered to be a death blow, being taken over by Tim Cook who was "just a logistics guy", until Cook took the reigns and made the company orders of magnitude more valuable in the subsequent years. The difference here might be that Jobs was a business man, and Jensen's an engineer, and engineers can drive the company's vision in ways businessmen can't.

Interesting times either way.
 
vegeta535 said:
Idk. I can see a new CEO coming in and completely killing off the consumer market and going in 100% on AI/DC.
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Jensen doesn't giveAF about us. I think as long as they can reasonably accomodate consumers with some silicon they will. But as soon as silicon becomes hard enough to come by it'll be 100% DC. Lisa Su just said AMD is a "DC first company." It's all about the Benjamins.
 
OFaceSIG said:
Jensen doesn't giveAF about us. I think as long as they can reasonably accomodate consumers with some silicon they will. But as soon as silicon becomes hard enough to come by it'll be 100% DC. Lisa Su just said AMD is a "DC first company." It's all about the Benjamins.
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5090s are gone... 5500 pro. Same chip. Granted not many people were actually in the market for 3k+ GPUs, and for sure not in the market for them at 8k. Now NV is selling the same silicon at 12k.
I have no doubt the plans for the 6000 NV cards will be essentially "6060" class hardware sold as 6080s. "6050" class silicon sold as 6070s.

AMD is riding the wave no doubt. At least with AMD they have tried to make adjustments so they could still do consumer. RDNA4 was stripped down, and designed with cache that would allow the use of cheaper RAM. Even if the cards have drifted up to be over priced as well. Next RDNA should possibly be the first internal "UDMA" which hopefully means by unifying the designs the consumer end isn't completely forgotten. So we might get a combo of scrap silicon, and/or easily paired down designs for a consumer run... using some clever silicon caching to allow the use of a little cheaper ram. Who knows, very likely AMD uses all their FAB space for non consumer stuff as well.
 
ChadD said:
No I don't believe most of us actually wood.
No thanks I'm married with children. Still means a lot to most people, despite what the internet would have everyone believe.
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I work for a global company and those that travel a lot are more likely to hook up at the big corporate events with lots of booze and music.
 
ChadD said:
AMD is riding the wave no doubt. At least with AMD they have tried to make adjustments so they could still do consumer. RDNA4 was stripped down, and designed with cache that would allow the use of cheaper RAM. Even if the cards have drifted up to be over priced as well. Next RDNA should possibly be the first internal "UDMA" which hopefully means by unifying the designs the consumer end isn't completely forgotten. So we might get a combo of scrap silicon, and/or easily paired down designs for a consumer run... using some clever silicon caching to allow the use of a little cheaper ram. Who knows, very likely AMD uses all their FAB space for non consumer stuff as well.
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AMD have the agreement with xbox. so the 9070xt successor (& cut down variants) should come off that.

$500 & below RDNA 4 should continue (until RDNA 6 or bubble bursts)

also expect prosumer variants of the big card (probably $5000 to $10000+)
 
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vegeta535 said:
I agree most normal men wouldn't either. I know I wouldn't.
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Eh. Without opportunity it is purely theoretical. When money and booze flows fast and furious and attractive women are throwing themselves at you constantly I can see a scenario where any man would get worn down over time even if they resisted at first. Lets be fair, this is highly unlikely the first woman to attempt to get into his bed with the money and high profile that he has. How many did he turn down before finally giving in? I doubt we'll ever know.
 
cjcox said:
Given the subject, at first glance, I thought you wrote AC/DC.
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Look 12V-2x6 and IEC C8 have a pretty similar footprint, but nobody complains about their C8 melting. If you use US ratings, the C8 moves more power. :p
 
Ididar said:
Eh. Without opportunity it is purely theoretical. When money and booze flows fast and furious and attractive women are throwing themselves at you constantly I can see a scenario where any man would get worn down over time even if they resisted at first. Lets be fair, this is highly unlikely the first woman to attempt to get into his bed with the money and high profile that he has. How many did he turn down before finally giving in? I doubt we'll ever know.
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“Rosen Law Firm Encourages NVIDIA Corporation Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - NVDA​


Provided by Business Wire Nov 9, 2026 at 11:59:00 AM
Rosen Law Firm Encourages NVIDIA Corporation Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - NVDA
Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) resulting from allegations that Nvidia may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
So What: If you purchased Nvidia securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/nvidia-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.”

Source: https://www.morningstar.com/news/bu...ut-securities-class-action-investigation-nvda
 
erek said:

“Rosen Law Firm Encourages NVIDIA Corporation Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - NVDA​


Provided by Business Wire Nov 9, 2026 at 11:59:00 AM
Rosen Law Firm Encourages NVIDIA Corporation Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - NVDA
Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) resulting from allegations that Nvidia may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
So What: If you purchased Nvidia securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/nvidia-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.”

Source: https://www.morningstar.com/news/bu...ut-securities-class-action-investigation-nvda
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Oh look, blood sucking lawyers looking to steal some money to the benefit of absolutely no one else.
 
There were news releases from both Huang himself and NV's board today. Jensen is pulling a Hamilton and trying to write his way out of a scandal.

I'll agree that he might well be too big to fail, but there will forever be an asterisk next to his accomplishments.
 
madpistol said:
It’s just like the drug trade. If exporting GPUs to China is illegal, it doesn’t mean the GPUs will stop going to China. It just means it isn’t legal.

I’m sure the US government understands this. If they were smart, they would tax the ever loving crap out of those shipments.
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It is true - the invisible hand finds a way. Someone or some company will profit from the regulation (NGREEDIA, SuperMicro, etc). It won't be the US taxpayer.
Either way, China will have to pay more and it will slow down their development somewhat.
 
Regardless of the implications, Mr. Huang has been humbled. Perhaps he does some soul-searching and finds healing in looking to his roots. Maybe, just maybe, he'll think of those who were with him and his company since the beginning. And PC gamers/ hardware enthusiasts are once again appreciated.

Wishful thinking I know. I just don't want my hobby to die.
 
I usually apply this to politics (evenly, not a particular party) but it applies equally well to rich people: they all need a no man, a guy who can say "no, this is 100% a bad idea, I veto it."

Blah blah I know it's not a perfect idea. But it would solve a lot of screwups.
 
sharknice said:
Oh look, blood sucking lawyers looking to steal some money to the benefit of absolutely no one else.
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“Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention​

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Investigators at the Commerce Department were deep into a monthslong investigation of a Singaporean company that they suspected of smuggling Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips into China when their work came to a sudden halt late last year. The investigation centered on Megaspeed, a data center company led by an executive who U.S. officials now believe to be a Chinese spy who had a relationship with Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang. But the case was abruptly transferred to the Justice Department last year. The shift came after Commerce Department investigators working on the case received an email from Nvidia's general counsel seeking information about the inquiry into Megaspeed.

It is not necessarily unusual for Commerce Department agents working on a case to speak with a company's representatives about issues involving their firm. But what was unusual was the content of the message. Tim Teter, Nvidia's general counsel, said that Jeff Kessler, a top official at the department, had given Nvidia permission to reach out about the case. The agents were alarmed that Nvidia had invoked the name of Mr. Kessler, their superior, who was nominated to his role by President Trump. Some viewed Mr. Kessler's interaction with Nvidia as violating government procedure and potentially tainting the case, according to current and former government officials and others familiar with the incident.

It is not clear what led to Mr. Teter's outreach to the department, but the recent revelations about Mr. Huang's acknowledged affair with a Megaspeed executive have only intensified scrutiny of Nvidia's role in influencing policy on chip sales to China. [...] The incident raised questions about what Mr. Kessler, who reports directly to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, had discussed with Nvidia. It also raised the possibility that those discussions could become their own subject of inquiry. Perhaps inadvertently, some officials said, Mr. Kessler had opened himself to accusations of undue influence and potentially jeopardized his department's work on Megaspeed. The case was quickly transferred to the Justice Department in an effort to avoid any potential compromise of the government's investigation of Megaspeed, these people said. The Justice Department is conducting a criminal inquiry into Megaspeed, according to people familiar with the matter.”
 
So without going through this thread
... is she at least hot? I mean if you're going to risk half of your wealth to a soon to be ex wife she needs to be quite pretty
 
DooKey said:
He should hold. He is responsible for the tremendous growth of NV. Dude has vision galore. He just likes fine ass chinese women.
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If he's actually handed nVidia secrets over to a honey trap, he has just become the absolute worst possible CEO for any tech company operating on the planet earth. I'm not going to get too excited and leap to any kind of judgment, A - because I don't piss from paint in international industrial espionage, and B - Asian CEOs are accused of being Chinese spies a whole lot.

Philandering is a weakness of character and a significant security risk in any position of power. Somehow it seems to be almost expected that men pursuing power also pursue side-pussy, volumes of it.

Though, I mean, honestly. it would be the purest expression of modern shareholder capitalism if ending nVidia's storied existence tomorrow through breached secrets was just another acceptable way to deliver maximum shareholder value today.
 
are closed said:
Looked real. Sorry I cannot find it. Should've saved it to my hard drive, but that would probably be super weird.
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“Trump Backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Amid Chinese Spy Affair Investigation​

BeauHD an hour ago		11
President Donald Trump says the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman alleged by U.S. intelligence to have gathered information for Beijing. "I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he'll be in good shape," Trump said at a White House briefing. The Associated Press reports: Trump suggested the extraordinary step of directly involving himself in a counterintelligence investigation, a sign of his friendly relationship with Huang and the possible geopolitical stakes. "I did speak to him today just to see if he's feeling all right, how you're doing," Trump said. "He said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy."

Trump is slated to meet next week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, China, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, but he was noncommittal about bringing up the situation with Xi. "No, I don't think so," Trump said. "I mean, maybe. I'm sure President XI will ask me about it. I just know Jensen very well. I just think he's a very honorable man." Nvidia has launched its own independent investigation into whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. Meanwhile, China has denied the allegations. "The so-called Chinese spy allegation is unsubstantiated. It is nothing but smears against China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a regular news briefing Monday.

Further reading: Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention”
 
NukeDukem said:
Regardless of the implications, Mr. Huang has been humbled. Perhaps he does some soul-searching and finds healing in looking to his roots. Maybe, just maybe, he'll think of those who were with him and his company since the beginning. And PC gamers/ hardware enthusiasts are once again appreciated.

Wishful thinking I know. I just don't want my hobby to die.
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Dude, anything Nvidia sets aside to “sell to gamers on the cheap” will be snapped up by AI bots and repurposed as ultra-cheap AI gear. I don’t understand what people expect him to do. I don’t know what this situation will ultimately lead to, but I can tell you it won’t be low priced hardware for PC gamers.
 
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