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Nvidia board weighs Jensen Huang’s future as reports emerge of second affair

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Davalou, L. (2026, November 12). Nvidia board weighs Jensen Huang’s future as reports emerge of second affair. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/12/nvidia-board-weighs-jensen-huangs-future-as-reports-emerge-of-second-affair

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Euronews · collected 2026-11-12 · by Lucy Davalou

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Nvidia's board is considering ousting CEO Jensen Huang due to reports of a second extramarital affair involving Kimberly Powell, a company vice president. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Huang admitted to having a relationship with Alice Huang, a senior executive at Megaspeed in Singapore, who was allegedly accused by US intelligence of spying for China’s Ministry of State Security. Nvidia initiated an independent investigation following these reports, and members of Congress have requested a closed-door briefing from Huang regarding his interactions with Alice Huang.
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Lucy Davalou
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Topics

China Megaspeed Nvidia Singapore The Wall Street Journal

Subjects

Alice Huang PERSON · 6× Huang PERSON · 6× Nvidia ORG · 6× Jensen Huang PERSON · 3× China GPE · 2× Megaspeed ORG · 2× Singapore GPE · 2× The Wall Street Journal ORG · 2× Kimberly Powell PERSON · 1× the New York Times ORG · 1×

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Huang has also been among the world's most influential technology executives, alongside Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who pledged to support industry self-regulation of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over its potential risks.
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"I support the investigation and will cooperate fully.

Claims (19 extracted, 5 hedged)

The report of a second affair follows Huang admitting to having a relationship with Alice Huang, a senior executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. asserted
Huang → follow → Megaspeed
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is soon to be ousted by the company's board amid accusations of a second affair, according to US media on Wednesday. uncertain
Huang → oust → Wednesday
The news comes following reports earlier this week of Huang having an affair with a woman accused of spying for China. asserted
Huang → come → China
The Wall Street Journal, quoting people close to the matter, reported that the board was preparing to meet to come up with a decison. asserted
board → quote → decison
Meanwhile, the New York Times said on Wednesday, that video evidence shows the 63-year-old executive being affectionate with Nvidia's vice president of health care, Kimberly Powell, marking a second extramarital affair. asserted
executive → say → affair
Powell, 48, has been a prominent figure in Nvidia’s efforts to expand chip technology in higher education and healthcare. asserted
Powell → expand → education
Speaking at a conference in San Jose, California, bystanders reportedly saw them "being affectionate at the hotel", The Times reported. uncertain
Times → speak → hotel
The report of a second affair follows Huang admitting to having a relationship with Alice Huang, a senior executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. asserted
Huang → follow → Megaspeed
The Wall Street Journal reported that Jensen Huang and Alice Huang were photographed together in Taipei in 2024 and 2025. asserted
Huang → report → 2024
According to reports, US intelligence circulated a memo last spring alleging that Alice Huang was an operative for China's Ministry of State Security. uncertain
Huang → accord → Security
In a note sent to Nvidia employees on Sunday, the company's CEO acknowledged having a relationship with Alice Huang, admitting, "I was unfaithful to my wife." asserted
I → send → wife
That same day, Nvidia's board of directors announced that it had initiated "an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort." asserted
Huang → announce → effort
"I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. asserted
I → support → investigation
I love our country and our company," Huang wrote in his statement. asserted
Huang → love → statement
Meanwhile, members of Congress have reportedly called on him to deliver a closed-door briefing about his interactions with Alice Huang, according to The Times. uncertain
members → call → Times
As the artificial intelligence boom has sent Nvidia's stock to unprecedented heights, Huang has increasingly appeared alongside US President Donald Trump at White House events. asserted
Huang → send → events
Just last month, he received the National Medal of Science from the Republican president. asserted
he → receive → president
Huang has also been among the world's most influential technology executives, alongside Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who pledged to support industry self-regulation of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over its potential risks. asserted
who → pledge → risks
Trump, however, has rejected calls for government oversight and dismissed warnings that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. uncertain
AI → reject → humanity
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