affair
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Huang resigned as CEO on Thursday morning, following reports that he also had an affair with a subordinate at Nvidia, a company that has a crucial role in the booming artificial-intelligence industry.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Thompson omitted the affair to protect his lover, himself and both families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair in a November 8 letter to Nvidia employees that did not name the woman involved and resigned his position on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
How could the Nvidia CEO’s affair threaten US national security?
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Knight’s membership in the Hope Valley Country Club—a symbolic issue and probably a moot one in the president’s absence—was his own affair, and the discussion about union recognition would commence when Knight “felt better.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Named interim chief executive Thursday after Huang resigned in the wake of two extramarital affairs, she must stabilize a company facing federal and internal probes while it searches for a permanent CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
While Huang's affairs have tarnished his reputation, some Taiwanese are more concerned about the impact the scandal could have on Taiwan's economy and stock market.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
He also told me: “Plus, you had a full-time job and still gave up all that time on dad’s affairs and got nothing for it. I just don’t want to give her anything.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Bill Gates of Microsoft and Jeff Bezos of Amazon had affairs exposed in the last decade.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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