Nvidia’s Jensen Huang resigns after confessing to affair with suspected Chinese spy

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday announced his resignation from the technology company, days after he provoked a storm of controversy over revelations he had an affair with a suspected spy for China.

Huang apologized on Sunday for having an affair with Alice Huang, whom U.S. officials reportedly believe exploited the relationship to gather intelligence for Beijing. Though Nvidia’s board of directors initially stood by him, a report broke Wednesday that it was preparing to oust him, minutes after the New York Times reported Huang had a second extramarital relationship with a company employee.

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