Jensen Huang plots return as Nvidia CEO with allies: report

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is plotting his return to the AI chipmaking company with his allies, a new report has revealed. It’s only been a few days since Huang stepped down from the $4 trillion tech firm he founded after he fessed up to an affair with a suspected Chinese spy — and now some say he wants back in.Huang has had discussions with confidantes about possibly returning as Nvidia’s chief executive, multiple people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. One ally said they were convening a “war room” of tech executives to get Huang back at the helm and would try to get support from the White House. President Donald Trump acted shocked when news broke of Huang’s romantic ties to Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who U.S. intelligence believed was feeding information to Beijing. Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is plotting his return to the AI chipmaking company with his allies, a new report has revealed (Getty Images)“ I view him as a very high quality person. I've known him a long time,” Trump told reporters earlier this week. The president insisted he had no idea about the U.S. intelligence on Alice Huang when he visited China in May, but the New York Times reported in late October that Trump was briefed on the findings about a year ago and chose not to take action.Nvidia announced last Sunday, the day that Huang admitted the affair to employees, that it would be conducting an investigation following reporting that Huang “has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.”Huang resigned Thursday and was replaced by Colette Kress, Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, until a permanent replacement is found. One ally said they were convening a 'war room' of tech executives to get Huang back at the helm and would try to get support from the White House (AFP via Getty Images)But it’s not just a couple of allies calling for Huang to return. An online petition to reinstate Huang as Nvidia’s CEO has garnered more than 100,000 signatures, including around 60,000 from shareholders, 6,000 from current Nvidia employees and 1,000 from former employees, according to reports. Elon Musk, CEO of electric car company Tesla and rocket manufacturer SpaceX, Replit CEO Amjad Masad and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney were among the tech bros publicly backing the effort. This is a developing story...