Huang Weighs Nvidia Comeback as Bessent Pushes Board to Look Outside
Allies are building a lobbying war room for the ousted CEO, while the Treasury secretary calls for a "dramatic shake-up."
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SpaceX Catches Starship’s Upper Stage for the First Time
The ship was plucked from the air after a day in orbit, but a botched booster recovery kept SpaceX from a full reuse milestone.
Thousands of Nvidia Staff Sign Petition to Bring Back Huang
Elon Musk, Tim Sweeney and Garry Tan join 100,000-plus signatories to the petition, while Gerstner and Baker urge the board not to rush a CEO pick.
Tesla Announces Cybercab for Personal Use
Previously Cybercab was only available as a robotaxi service
Inside Anthropic’s Lavish Roadshow Event at J.P. Morgan’s Headquarters
Amodei spoke about how the company is handling soaring compute costs.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Wallet
The wallet lets OpenAI's dot assistant make purchases using tokens issued by Visa, Mastercard and Amex.
White House AI Task Force Discussed Cyber Threats, Critical Infrastructure at Second Meeting
The group, which is led by National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton, focused on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
Companies Linked to Alice Huang Invested in DeepSeek
Alice Huang’s companies used their coveted supply of banned Nvidia chips as leverage to get into the round.
Microsoft Labors to Fix Long Outage of Office, Outlook, Copilot
The outages were caused by "a technical issue not related to cyber or AI," Microsoft said.
SpaceX and Tesla Could Announce Merger as Soon as December
A combination of Elon Musk’s two biggest companies would be the largest deal ever.
Nvidia Will Continue Investigation Into Former CEO and Alleged Chinese Spy
The company is expected to issue a statement making clear that it is not abandoning the inquiry—which it announced on Sunday—even though Huang has resigned.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang Had Affair With Second Employee
The revelation comes amid a widening scandal around Jensen Huang.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang Hires Lawyers
Jensen Huang has hired Paul Weiss, a major corporate law firm.
HubSpot Co-Founder Halligan Returning as CEO as Rangan Steps Down
HubSpot is shaking up senior leadership as it continues to grapple with investors' nervousness about how AI could affect its business.
Alice Huang Barred from Re-Entering Singapore After Lying to Authorities
Huang was investigated for her role in false customs declarations for certain servers.
United Airlines Blocks AI Agents Like Muse and Instinct From Booking Flights
The airline said AI assistants with access to customer accounts can expose sensitive information and can make purchases or account changes that customers didn’t intend.
Nvidia Board Reportedly Preparing To Oust Nvidia CEO Following Alleged Affairs
The Wall Street Journal reported that Huang may soon have a new leader.
Meta’s Infrastructure Chief Is Leaving Amid Massive AI Buildout
Former Amazon Web Services executive Dave Brown, whom Meta hired in July, will replace Santosh Janardhan, who plans to leave the company early next year.
CoreWeave Reports Revenue Surge But Huge Increase in Cash Burn
Shares of CoreWeave have been pummeled in recent weeks as investors grow jittery about its ability to keep raising money.
Nvidia Board Hires Wachtell for Independent Investigation of CEO Relationship
The decision comes after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese intelligence asset.
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