Nvidia CFO Colette Kress appointed as Interim CEO as Huang resigns

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[0:00] And we're following more breaking news

[0:01] for you at this hour. Jensen Wong

[0:04] resigns as the CEO of Nvidia less than a

[0:06] week after admitting to an affair with a

[0:09] suspected Chinese spy of the new reports

[0:12] of two additional affairs with Nvidia

[0:15] employees. The New York Times reported

[0:17] Wong had an affair with an Nvidia

[0:19] executive who reported to him. And now

[0:23] Reuters says he has an he had an

[0:25] intimate relationship with a second

[0:27] Nvidia employee. Now the swift downfall

[0:30] of one of the world's most powerful men

[0:32] started over the weekend when Nvidia

[0:35] announced an investigation into his

[0:38] relationship with a Chinese executive

[0:41] Alice Wong who US intelligence believe

[0:44] was a spy for China or they're

[0:46] investigating her for potential

[0:48] connections to China. Now, Jensen Wong

[0:51] admitted to the affair and apologized,

[0:54] but the revelation sent shock waves to

[0:56] the tech world and raised concerns over

[0:58] national secur

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