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Alleged Jensen Huang scandal sparks wave of memes

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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang reportedly was set up by an alleged Chinese spy, a affair that has sparked a wave of memes on social media. TechCrunch stresses that the risks for Nvidia and the AI industry remain significant, as Nvidia has no public succession plan.

Jensen Huang, chief executive and co-founder of Nvidia, the world’s leading maker of artificial intelligence chips, reportedly was set up by an alleged Chinese spy, according to information reported by TechCrunch. He had publicly admitted the affair shortly before the article was published.

The affair is unsettling markets, as Nvidia weighs so heavily on Wall Street that its internal turbulence poses a stock market risk. Many AI start-ups depend on its chips. Yet Nvidia has published no succession plan: if Jensen Huang were to step down, no one has been named to succeed him.

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