SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink(FILES) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at Computex in Taipei on June 2, 2026. Huang has admitted to having an affair, reportedly with a Chinese executive at a Singapore-based company that the United States suspects of smuggling AI microchips into China. The scandal has focused attention on how China, a major artificial-intelligence power in itself, obtains the cutting-edge chips despite US export restrictions. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (AFP)By John PowerPublished On 12 Nov 202612 Nov 2026Chip giant Nvidia’s stock price has tumbled amid reports that its board of directors is meeting to consider the future of CEO Jensen Huang.Nvidia shares fell more than 8 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday as questions swirled over Huang’s position at the top of the $4.2 trillion company.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Cameroon: Who is really calling the shots?list 2 of 4Why the US, Mexico and Guatemala may lose their measles-free statuslist 3 of 4Hegseth entourage reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierlist 4 of 4Nvidia shares plunge amid reports board to discuss CEO Huang’s futureend of listThe plunge comes after The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board of directors would discuss Huang’s position amid controversy over his personal life.Nvidia did not immediately respond to Al Jazeera’s requests for comment.The reported meeting comes amid reports that Huang engaged in an extramarital relationship with an Nvidia employee, in addition to an affair with a woman accused of working the Chinese intelligence services.This is a developing story.
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What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair?
• What happened: What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair? SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkJensen Huang, right, attends a ...