Elon Musk Says It 'Would Be an Honor' to Hire Jensen Huang, as the Nvidia CEO's Future Hangs in the Balance - IGN Southeast Asia
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said it "would be an honor" to hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is under investigation by his own board and the FBI over an affair with a woman alleged to have been a Chinese spy.
The 63-year-old Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has led the company to become the world's second-most valuable, worth more than $4 trillion. The company provides advanced computer chips for video games, cloud servers, and has focused heavily on the AI industry in recent years.
Industry Support
Tech executives have rallied behind Huang, with Fortnite developer Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney being particularly vocal. He tweeted that firing Huang would be an Apple firing Steve Jobs level of idiocy from Nvidia's board, and a grievous harm to the United States of America.
The dude truly is the visionary driver of the future of tech from the gaming GPU era to CUDA to AI supercomputers.
Political Fallout
While Huang has support in tech circles, he faces calls to resign from several U.S. lawmakers. There is also a reported move to tighten Nvidia's exports to China, which has warned the U.S. not to use the spying allegations as a pretext to restrict tech sales.
Nvidia's board may decide to keep Huang, appoint an interim successor, or Huang could resign, potentially making him available to competitors. Musk has already indicated interest, saying on X it would be "an honour" to work with Huang at SpaceX.
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