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Big TechAI industry execs brace for future without leading hype man, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

With spending on AI and data centers so important to the broader U.S. economy, the extent of the potential fallout from the Nvidia shakeup is difficult to overstate.

By Beatrice Nolan, Allie Garfinkle and Jeremy KahnNovember 12, 2026
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Before Megaspeed, there was Supermicro: The other Nvidia partner tied to China chip smuggling—and to Jensen Huang
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Dario Amodei with Jensen Huang and others.
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Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO just got harder after Jensen Huang’s dramatic exit as Nvidia CEO
By Beatrice Nolan and Allie GarfinkleNovember 12, 2026
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Why Nvidia’s board believes Colette Kress can lead the company through the Jensen Huang fallout
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Why Nvidia’s board believes Colette Kress can lead the company through the Jensen Huang fallout
By Emma HinchliffeNovember 12, 2026
Nvidia staff wait 6 days for an all-hands after Jensen Huang’s exit. PR experts warn employees need answers sooner
C-Suite
Nvidia staff wait 6 days for an all-hands after Jensen Huang’s exit. PR experts warn employees need answers sooner
By Sydney LakeNovember 12, 2026
Jensen Huang has a ‘rockstar’ reputation in Taiwan. Will it survive now that he’s out of Nvidia?
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Jensen Huang has a ‘rockstar’ reputation in Taiwan. Will it survive now that he’s out of Nvidia?
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AI industry execs brace for future without leading hype man, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
Big Tech
AI industry execs brace for future without leading hype man, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
By Beatrice Nolan, Allie Garfinkle and Jeremy KahnNovember 12, 2026
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Before Megaspeed, there was Supermicro: The other Nvidia partner tied to China chip smuggling—and to Jensen Huang
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Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO just got harder after Jensen Huang’s dramatic exit as Nvidia CEO
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Nvidia staff wait 6 days for an all-hands after Jensen Huang’s exit. PR experts warn employees need answers sooner
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Nvidia staff wait 6 days for an all-hands after Jensen Huang’s exit. PR experts warn employees need answers sooner
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‘That Nvidia guarantee is not worth what it was worth a week ago’: What Jensen Huang’s exit means for neoclouds
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