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Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by jmyeet on Thursday November 12, 2026 @09:17AM (#50467595)
There is zero possibility than Jensen Huang faces any serious consequences for this. NVidia is too big and Huang is too wealthy. This administration in particular would never prosecute that. And, even if they did, a pardon is only $1-3 million anyway.

I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem. There's a huge amount of legal exposure for NVidia with that. With the Chinese spy he can portray himself as the victim. As I've said elsewhere, with billionaire corporate security and the support of the US government, It's astounding to me that this happened at all.

Also I'm reminded of this quote [1]:

> If you find two ants in your kitchen, the best estimate of the total number of ants in your kitchen is not two

[1]: https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2084856543561093535

Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by xnx on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:10AM (#50468627)
Being fired seems like a serious consequence.
Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by lightedman on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:36AM (#50469127)
"There is zero possibility than Jensen Huang faces any serious consequences for this."

Hah. He doesn't have a prenup. That's going to lead to serious enough consequences for him in divorce court.

Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by adev_ on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:42AM (#50469251)
> I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem. There's a huge amount of legal exposure for NVidia with that

For someone not familiar with American law: How the fuck is that a bigger problem than the Chinese spy ?

Is there any explicit rules at NVidia forbidding that in a code of conduct somewhere ?

Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by yesb on Thursday November 12, 2026 @12:58PM (#50471376)
It's not. That's a strange statement to make, particularly the emphasis on "married". It seems that person is implying that if a married woman participated in the affair, it was due to coercion. A sexual harassment lawsuit would mainly be a liability in the court of public opinion.
Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition by bossyTeacher on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:44AM (#50469282)
> I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem

You really think Nvidia would let Huang go (without a replacement matching his skills, experience and knowledge in the field) because he cheated with an employee?

Plus thanks to Huang, Nvidia is now under investigation by federal agencies.

None of them care about a CEO cheating.