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Elon Musk offers to hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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The semiconductor giant's board is preparing to review the future of its 63-year-old co-founder following reports detailing two alleged extramarital relationships. One relationship reportedly involved Kimberly Powell, a company vice president who has overseen global healthcare initiatives since joining the firm in 2008 and directly reports to the chief executive. Concurrently, the company is investigating whether its leader was targeted by foreign intelligence regarding a separate relationship with an overseas executive suspected of links to Beijing. Amid these governance challenges, Elon Musk publicly expressed interest on Wednesday in hiring the embattled technology executive.

Key points

  • Elon Musk publicly declared on Wednesday evening that it would be an honor to hire Jensen…: Elon Musk publicly declared on Wednesday evening that it would be an honor to hire Jensen Huang.
  • The chipmaker is currently investigating whether its chief executive was targeted by a fo…: The chipmaker is currently investigating whether its chief executive was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
  • Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife in an internal message to employees and to…: Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife in an internal message to employees and took personal responsibility.

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"That would be an honor," Musk wrote on Wednesday evening, responding to a post by an X account ZeroHedge that said: "Elon please hire Jensen."

The exchange followed a report by The Wall Street Journal that Nvidia's board was preparing to consider Huang's future after revelations about two alleged extramarital relationships. The reports have put the 63-year-old executive, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993, at the centre of a controversy involving the company's leadership and national security concerns.

NVIDIA Health VP Kimberly Powell named in second relationship report

The latest development came after The New York Times reported that Huang had allegedly been involved in an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare.The newspaper cited five people who worked at Nvidia. According to its report, Powell, who reports to Huang, was allegedly involved with the CEO. Two sources also told the newspaper that the pair had been seen behaving affectionately at a hotel in San Jose, California, during an Nvidia conference in March.

Powell has worked at Nvidia since 2008 and currently leads its global healthcare business. Her…

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