Jensen Huang quits as Nvidia CEO after affair and spy-link reports

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AI News Big Tech · Fri 13 Nov

Jensen Huang quits as Nvidia CEO after affair and spy-link reports

33 yearsHuang led Nvidia from its founding in 1993 until 12 November

Nvidia said on 12 November (US time) that co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive and board member with immediate effect, ending 33 years in charge. Chief financial officer Colette Kress becomes while the board searches for a permanent successor, according to Nvidia's statement as reported by Lowyat.net and TechNode Global.

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The exit follows a week of reports. On 8 November Huang admitted an affair with Alice Huang (no relation), a former executive of Singapore-based firm Megaspeed whom US officials reportedly suspect of being a Chinese intelligence asset; Beijing denies she is a spy. On 11 November The New York Times reported a second affair, with Nvidia healthcare vice-president Kimberly Powell, who reported to him.
Nvidia also named former Synopsys chief executive Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever board chair. The board says operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap will continue without interruption, and it will consider internal and external candidates for CEO.
Nvidia shares fell more than 10% in , Reuters reported via Rappler. One fund manager told Reuters the product roadmap is visible for years; the risk is execution, because Huang personally coordinated deals with cloud firms, suppliers and AI labs.
Megaspeed, an official Nvidia cloud partner, says it is cooperating with US Commerce Department inspections and has hired a US law firm to count its . Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry says its own probe into servers exported via Singapore to Malaysia did not involve espionage, SoyaCincau reports.

Why it matters: Nvidia makes the chips most AI runs on, so who leads it affects supply, prices and the US export rules that reach Malaysia's boom. Watch who becomes permanent CEO and whether Washington tightens chip rules for South-east Asia.

Sources (7)

Jensen Huang Resigns As CEO And President Of NVIDIA · Lowyat.net
It's official: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang resigns · TechNode Global
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid affair and alleged Chinese spy scandal · SoyaCincau
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down in big blow to AI boom · Rappler (Reuters)
Megaspeed, Singapore-registered Nvidia cloud customer, cooperating with US export inspections · TechNode Global
Jensen Huang Is Out. Everything in AI Is Now Up for Grabs. · The AI Daily Brief
Jensen Huang just pulled out of Nvidia... · Fireship

Next · MalaysiaMalaysia drafts law to stop AI chips passing through to other countries →

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AI News Malaysia · Fri 13 Nov

Malaysia drafts law to stop AI chips passing through to other countries

4things data centre operators may have to disclose: identity, location, electricity use and GPU imports

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said on 12 November that Malaysia will check whether Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian subsidiary of Singapore's Megaspeed, imported to China, Lowyat.net and TechNode Global report. He also said a new law is being drafted to track AI chips in .

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Johari said Malaysia has had no formal request from foreign authorities about Speedmatrix, but would help any investigation. Buying GPUs for its own data centre would be no problem; re-exporting them in breach of restrictions would need a closer look.
The planned law, separate from the Digital Infrastructure (Data Centre) Bill, would make operators and disclose who they are, where their facilities are, how much electricity they use and how many GPUs they import, to stop of advanced chips.
The concern is firms that rented data centre space here, imported GPUs and shipped them on without using them. Johari said Malaysia has no specific law to stop such chip movements, so the ministry is checking whether existing laws can be used. Malaysia began controlling exports of US-origin AI chips last year.
Allegations about Megaspeed, summarised in Fireship's 12 November video from Culper Research and press reports, include renting Nvidia chips housed in Malaysia to Chinese firms. These are allegations, not findings; Megaspeed says it is cooperating with US inspections.

Why it matters: Malaysia wants data centre investment without becoming known as a for restricted chips, which could invite US penalties. Operators and their customers should expect more paperwork on where every GPU ends up.

Sources (3)

Malaysia To Review Alleged NVIDIA Chip Re-Exports, Draft Data Centre Law · Lowyat.net
Malaysia reviewing existing laws to prevent country from being GPU re-export hub - report · TechNode Global
Jensen Huang just pulled out of Nvidia... · Fireship

Next · RobotsGXO plans up to 1,000 Apptronik humanoid robots in its warehouses →

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AI News Robots · Fri 13 Nov

GXO plans up to 1,000 Apptronik humanoid robots in its warehouses

1,000Apollo robots over four years, only if agreed targets are met

Logistics company GXO said on 12 November (US time) that it has signed a with Apptronik to widen trials of the Apollo , aiming for up to 1,000 robots worldwide over four years if the robots meet agreed targets.

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From 2027, Apollo will be tried in live warehouses on picking items, moving cases and totes, packing and sorting. Each job will be judged against productivity, safety and operational targets agreed by both companies.
The first deployment is planned for North America in late 2027. GXO would pay for the robots as a service, under a model, rather than buying them outright.
The 1,000 figure is conditional, not an order. The firms have not said which sites, how many robots start, or the price. GXO says Apollo finished a US pilot picking small consumer goods earlier this year.
GXO chief executive Patrick Kelleher told FreightWaves he expects humanoids to cost US$15 to US$20 an hour all-in within two years (about RM61 to RM81), HumanoidMegaHub reports. That is a forecast, not a measured result.

Why it matters: Humanoid robots are moving from demos to contracts with pass-or-fail tests. For warehouse operators, the hourly cost target is the number to watch.

Sources (4)

GXO and Apptronik expand partnership to scale humanoid deployment · GXO
GXO could deploy 1,000 Apptronik humanoid robots over four years · DC Velocity
Inside GXO's plan for up to 1,000 Apptronik humanoids · HumanoidMegaHub
GXO Plans to Deploy Up to 1,000 Apptronik Humanoid Robots · Machine Dawn

Next · SearchGoogle puts its Gemini 4 Hydrogen model into Search for everyone →

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AI News Search · Fri 13 Nov

Google puts its Gemini 4 Hydrogen model into Search for everyone

All usersGemini 4 Hydrogen is live in Google Search globally, Google says

Google said on 12 November (US time) that Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now available globally in Google Search for all users, calling it the biggest model upgrade to Search yet.

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Google says Search can now handle long, multi-part questions, awkward typos and very specific requests, and follows instructions more precisely.
It leans on '': running many searches at once across the sub-topics of your question. Google says this links you to a wider range of websites than before.
Answers should be more visual, with more images, comparison tables and small custom tools, and Google says responses improve in every language AI Mode supports.
These are Google's own claims; the post gives no test results or figures.

Why it matters: Search is still how most people look things up, so this reaches far more people than a new chatbot. Check important AI answers against the linked sources, especially on health or money.

Sources (1)

Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen · Google (The Keyword)

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