Jensen Huang leaves NVIDIA amid smuggling scandal and affair allegations
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On November 14, 2026, The Verge published a retrospective on the events surrounding NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's departure from the company. Huang is NVIDIA's founder and long-time CEO, leaving after 33 years since the company's founding. The report notes that before his departure he had lost public support due to two chip smuggling scandals and affair allegations, and his exit is seen as the end of an era of visionary founder-slash-star CEOs. Public reporting so far focuses on retrospectives and assessments of his departure; there is no new information yet on NVIDIA's succession arrangements or changes to the company's operations.
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The Verge looks back at NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang leaving the company after 33 years since its founding, noting that he had earlier lost public support over two chip smuggling scandals and infidelity allegations.
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