Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned effective immediately, less than a week after he admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, CBS News reported in a video report. Drew Andre of CBS News Bay Area reported the story, and Paul R. La Monica, a senior markets analysis writer at Barron's, has more on the matter, the outlet said.
Politico also published a video on the fallout from the resignation in Washington, according to a Politico video on Huang's Washington fallout. The summary provided for that item is blank, so its content could not be confirmed beyond the headline.
The New York Times reported that Huang, who is now a former Nvidia chief executive, served as a bridge between companies and governments. In a report by Sui-Lee Wee, Adam Satariano, Xinyun Wu and River Akira Davis, The New York Times said his exit will reverberate, especially in China, where it could accelerate a "self-reliance drive." The paper's headline describes the departure as costing Asia an artificial intelligence ambassador to the United States.
The available reports do not describe the affair, the suspicion or any investigation in further detail. None of them names the individual suspected of espionage. The sources do not conflict on the basic facts of the resignation.
Sources: CBS News: What we know about Jensen Huang's resignation so far; Politico: Jensen Huang’s Washington fallout; The New York Times: Jensen Huang’s Fall Costs Asia an A.I. Ambassador to the U.S..