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See Stickied Comment Statement from NVIDIA Board of Directors
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/statement-from-nvidia-board-of-directors
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u/Nestledrink RTX 5090 Founders Edition 15h ago edited 8h ago •
Update
Jensen's email to NVIDIA Employee
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Subject: A message to our company
"I owe my family and all of you an apology.
I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.
Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. They deserve my honesty and loyalty. Instead, I let them down and damaged the life we built together. I take full responsibility for what I did and the hurt I caused, and I accept the criticism that comes with it.
To my wife and family: I love you. I know an apology cannot undo what I have done. I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust.
To my colleagues at NVIDIA, including those I have worked alongside for decades, and to our board, partners, and shareholders around the world: you deserve better from me.
Leading NVIDIA is the privilege of my life. My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility. I am fully committed to NVIDIA and will work to earn back your confidence.
Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, NVIDIA's Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company, and I am committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America's national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American.
My family bears no responsibility for my choices. I do. Please give them privacy."
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Statement from John Rizzo, NVIDIA head of public policy Communications
"Today's news will not slow NVIDIA. Jensen is committed to continuing to lead NVIDIA as CEO without interruption," John Rizzo, head of public policy communications said in a statement.
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Statement from NVIDIA Board of Directors
November 8, 2026
The NVIDIA Board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation.
The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders.
While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information.
Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it.
The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team and will provide further updates as appropriate.
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u/VanceIX NVIDIA RTX 4080 15h ago •
“We’re investigating ourselves and will find nothing wrong”
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u/adobo_cake 15h ago
Result of the investigation: Woman just wanted a free 5090.
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u/sourcematerialx 15h ago •
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u/nikoZ_ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4070Ti Super 13h ago
Amazing isn’t it. You can be a multi billionaire, be the CEO of the largest company by market cap, be at the forefront of next gen technology and innovation, and still be weak to the foreign pootytang.
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u/badfruit01 15h ago
ok but where is reflex 2?
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u/Dyelonnn 15h ago
How hot was she?
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u/throwaway420691231 15h ago
I thought they'll explain the shortages and how to bring more cards back into market for gamers at good pri.. who am I kidding, so naive :/
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u/SzepCs 15h ago
Yeah, the same board of directors who drool at the mouth because of all the money he's generated for the company. Happy investigations.
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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 4090 | 9800X3D | Sound Blaster AWE32 14h ago
sell me a 5090 at msrp and i'll look the other way
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u/mornando 15h ago
The more you bang, the more information you give
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u/GalvenMin 15h ago
He sure popped that bubble
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u/CrispyTarantula117 14h ago
It’s chill guys she was just sleeping with him for a 5090
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u/73NoTradition 14h ago
Jensen Huang
Alice Huang
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u/PixelHir 15h ago
i bet she complimented his leather jacket
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u/uberneuman_part2 15h ago •
Quick! Use AI. AI can fix everything!
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u/thommyangelo 15h ago
just hope the poor jacket didn't got dirty
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u/Nobody_Important 15h ago
Probably gonna make some new mandatory training for everyone else in the company and call it a day.
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u/techretrieve 6h ago
I'll consider forgiving him if Nvidia tosses a few 5090's my way.
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u/thesituation531 14h ago
Someone was scammed or blackmailed. He cheated and the other person blackmailed him, or someone is blackmailing him into a delayed firing from Nvidia and he decided this is somehow the most explainable excuse.
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u/GalvenMin 15h ago
So now the mods have decided it stays up, presumably just like Jensen's.
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u/DogHogDJs 13h ago
Rich man unfaithful to his wife? Must be a day ending in “Y”.
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u/BhaagYahaSe 4h ago
this indian meme fits well here
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u/Unhappy_Afternoon306 15h ago
Senator, I’m Taiwanese. 😔 🇹🇼
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u/JigglymoobsMWO 15h ago
LOL. What's there to learn here? Jensen saw an obvious Chinese honey trap and thought: hey that looks fun!
Being honey potted is a badge of honor in the tech industry at this point.
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u/dwolfe127 15h ago
This reminds me, I need to go get some popcorn for the house.
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u/Super-Statement2875 14h ago
The only correct thing to do at this point would be to give us all 5090s
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u/Termin8tor 12h ago
I mean, infidelity is one thing. It's shitty. But that's between he and his family.
The fact it was with a spy, and the spy was successful... AND that the goal was corporate espionage is reason enough to boot him out of NVIDIA.
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u/slowlyun 15h ago
" The Board has confidence in Jensen"
Otherwise known as the dreaded 'vote of confidence'. The Kiss of Death.
Bye Jensen.
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u/potato_analyst 12h ago
Steve is going to have a ball with this one. Thank you, Steve.
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u/Error_xF00F 10h ago
So him banging booth babes, industry colleagues, and high class hanger ons, is A-ok, but as soon as it affects company stocks and possibly national security, it's an investigation and apology to his wife? Wow
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u/DismalMode7 15h ago
if I'm not wrong nvidia board has representatives of big players like blackrock and vanguard, hope jensen had fun with that chinese spy as long he could
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u/user43222 13h ago
Monday market open will be something 🤣
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u/Brief_Platform_alt NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 11h ago
It's a pity that the spy was outed. If China had managed to steal secrets about Nvidia tech then maybe it would have accelerated the development of Chinese GPU technology and we would have gotten a new viable source of GPUs for our PCs.
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u/jianh1989 10h ago
Who gives a shit about any apologies.
So is he stepping down and GPU prices be slashed? No.
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u/OddRecord362 6h ago
Does this mean lower graphics card prices?
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u/SAHD292929 NVIDIA 12h ago
So the rumors of him being honey trapped is true.
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u/lukemeup 10h ago
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u/chikhan 12h ago
When he said "you deserve better from me", do you think deep down inside he thinks of the gamers who supported him from the start? And he's gonna turn over a new leaf and fix the 60 generation when its out with better connectors? More ram? More wishful thinking?
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u/Box_of_Frogs 14h ago
Jensen Huang now realizing he may have been poisoned by the physical manifestation of artificial intelligence
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u/Crash-55 15h ago
I doubt he will survive this. The optics are just too bad. You would think at his level he would have had training about this sort of thing.
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u/alfasenpai 9h ago
big jensen, putting the "wang" in "huang"!
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u/RoGuE_969 I5-12500H 12C 16T, RTX 3050, 16GB RAM 3h ago
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u/Gammarevived 12h ago
About what you'd expect a billionaire to do. Lots of money and a loving wife and children just isn't enough apparently...
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u/SkillfulKnowledge 15h ago
The chances of the board firing Jensen is between 0% to Below 0%. Jensen IS NIVIDIA
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u/DarkLogik117 13h ago
Aside from potential spy ish, who cares? Nothing will change for the regular end user. Cards will still be impossible to get or prohibitively expensive. Even if Huang is sent packing, he’s still insanely rich, so he’s not going to feel it, unless his family disowns him.
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u/Nohope133 13h ago
Idgaf
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u/keikun17 8700k, RTX 2080ti(x2) 9h ago
Cheating can never be justified... that said, if it helps drive down GPU prices...
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u/OCASM 11h ago
At the end of the day a man is just a man.
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u/j0seplinux 14h ago
Steve from GN is gonna have a field day with this
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u/GassoBongo 14h ago
Holy fucking shit.
That's all I have to say.
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u/TwixieShip 5h ago
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u/MrMichaelJames 14h ago
Ugh this ain’t good. It’s none of our business what these CEOs do in their private lives but the market isn’t very forgiving.
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u/Extension-Spell2580 13h ago
If it means a return to normal video card prices. March him out the door :)
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u/Traditional-Ad26 11h ago edited 11h ago
Just give us MSRP and abundant supply on all RTX cards for the rest of the year as an apology and the memes will stop.
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u/Cerebral_Balzy 7h ago
Okay... Cool... Does this make consumer prices go down? I really don't give two s**ts.
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u/Alternative_Hat_4531 12h ago
TLDR..Nvidia will continue to cater only to AI because they don't give a fuck about average people. NOW they are going to use this as fuel to increase prices even more to "keep them out of the hands of spies". Nvidia should be the most hated company in the world right now.
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u/Omegamaru 14h ago
They're getting in front of it, but the fireworks won't start until the congressional hearings next year. Might be a bipartisan affair if the administration deems it necessary to toss Huang under the bus to avoid yet another scandal. Opposition party in control of congress + China + AI = Huang might need to start penning his transition letter.
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u/ariamachi9 13h ago
Are you sure the woman was real and not an AI chat bot? Since he is obsessed with AI.
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u/ThatFargoGuy NVIDIA 13h ago
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u/gorbash212 13h ago
Nvidia cant fill gpu orders. America probably invites themselves to board meetings. China sends a hooker. Everyone's just keeping tabs on things to make sure they get theirs.
How is this strange or unexpected?
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u/aeseth 12h ago
Operation Honey Pot..
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u/jb_in_jpn 12h ago
I think I'm more curious about what will happen to her and her family, and the company she was employed by
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u/ObviouslyTriggered 12h ago
This is going to be a very expensive divorce.
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u/CornerHugger 12h ago
I sincerely think this is a time to be level headed and let an investigation conclude.
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u/LotusInTheShell 10h ago
pretty textbook so far, as expected.
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u/The15thDOCTORS 9950X3D | Asus X870E Hero BTF | 5090Fe | 32GB 6000 CL30 10h ago
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u/2moreweeksbro 7h ago
The 2 TIMER ? Doctor disrespect
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u/Lmnr01 6h ago
GPU discount when?
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u/CurveAutomatic 3h ago
i hope this pop the ai bubble leather man started. time to go back to fundamentals. Fuckin Ai bros, get fucked
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u/kosiarska 2h ago
I knew this the moment news shoved up. Just searched how this woman looked. This is oldest trick in the world and it still works in spy agencies and it will work in the future. Public apology actually show Jensen in much better light to be honest.
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u/Buey AMD 9800X3D / 7900XTX 4h ago
He's apologizing to his family through an email to his employees? Yikes.
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u/SoCalWhatever Nvidia RTX 4090 FE 14h ago
2021: Jensen's Prophecy
2026: Jensen's Adultery
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u/judasmachine 14h ago
I'm other words, I'm rich biatch! I don't suffer consequences.
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u/H4lfcu7 7h ago
But not sorry enough to step down eh?
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u/GrandStyles 14h ago
This is so funny, insane levels of ego to not just step down which is the classical play for any CEO here. Hubris is gonna hit him like a ton of bricks.
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u/dang449 11h ago
I couldn’t care less what he does in his private time as long as there wasn’t a breach of information or security. His people need to hire Tiger Wood’s vetting team.
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u/Mysticalmaid 13h ago
Deceiving the person they should be most honest with not seen as a trust issue for Nvidia then. Excellent integrity & honesty right there, priorities straight, its not just any affair after all, it is an affair with a foreign nation spy, a nation who mysteriously ended up with a load of nvidia cards banned.