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Scandal-hit Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang quits, plunging AI chipmaking giant into turmoil

ByAdu-Gyasi Dennis

Nov 12, 2026

US lawmakers now want to question Huang over whether one of his alleged relationships was with a Chinese spy.

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