The saga surrounding Nvidia’s top executive, who could soon become a former employee, continues. For those who aren't up to date, news surfaced last weekend that Jensen Huang was caught in an affair with a Chinese woman, Alice Huang, whom the U.S. government suspects of being a Chinese spy and thus extracting confidential information from Jensen and sending it to China.
Huang admitted to the infidelity and agreed to actively cooperate in an internal investigation launched by Nvidia to determine what transpired in the context of his personal relationships. Even at that point, there was speculation about the potential dismissal of Nvidia's CEO from his position. However, what happened next doubled the chances of that occurring.
Shortly after the first affair, new allegations appeared in articles by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal claiming that Huang was involved in a second affair—only this time, no spies were involved, just company employees. This resulted in an emergency meeting of Nvidia's board of directors, where Jensen's fate at Nvidia will be discussed.
Of course, the affairs aren't the only thing in the spotlight; the actual trigger for the meeting is a sudden drop in the company's stock. The company has recorded a 20.3% drop since the beginning of November (from $202.06 down to the current ~$160.97), and as the company is a leader in the artificial intelligence industry, the outcome of the entire situation is under the scrutiny of the whole world, as it could have a significant impact on the global economy.
How might a potential change of the company's CEO affect gaming? Probably not at all. The company is primarily focused on artificial intelligence and chip manufacturing, while gaming itself represents a negligible part of their business for which no major changes are expected, but we will see.
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