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Oksana StepuraThat's Life
13 November 2026, 10:43
2026-11-13
“I’m a piece of shit.” Bloomberg talked about Jensen Huang’s last days at Nvidia and why the company doesn’t know who to replace him with
Jensen Huang, who led Nvidia for over 30 years and was used to personally controlling even the smallest details of the company's work, began to answer "I don't care" and "I don't care" before resigning. According to Bloomberg, amid the scandal over extramarital affairs, he even called himself a "piece of shit." Journalists found out what was happening behind the scenes of his dismissal.
Jensen Huang, who led Nvidia for over 30 years and was used to personally controlling even the smallest details of the company's work, began to answer "I don't care" and "I don't care" before resigning. According to Bloomberg, amid the scandal over extramarital affairs, he even called himself a "piece of shit." Journalists found out what was happening behind the scenes of his dismissal.
Huang was known for his ability to personally intervene in almost any matter, from chip architecture to the salaries of junior employees. He had about 60 executives reporting directly to him, an unusually high number even for a large corporation.
Nvidia also had an email system with five top employee priorities, which allowed Huang to keep track of what the company was working on and respond to messages at any time of day. However, in recent days, employees have begun to notice that his responses have been slower.
The problems began in late October when reports emerged of Huang's close relationship with Alice Huang, a businesswoman who U.S. officials suspect of ties to Chinese intelligence. Initially, the Nvidia CEO denied the affair, and the board of directors, which included his longtime acquaintances and business partners, was reluctant to publicly intervene in the scandal.
Jensen Huang and Alice Huang
The situation changed on November 6, when the Financial Times, citing US officials, reported that the relationship was romantic. After that, Nvidia's chief legal officer Tim Teter went to Huang's home and spoke with him. According to Bloomberg, it was then that the CEO admitted to the infidelity.
Tether insisted that the board of directors could not fail to react to the situation. The company launched an independent investigation. And on November 8, Huang sent a letter to employees apologizing to his wife and family.
The final blow came when The New York Times reported on November 11 that Huang was having another alleged affair with Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare, Kimberly Powell. That evening, the board met remotely for a meeting that went on late into the night. This time, according to Bloomberg, they gave Huang no chance to keep his job. He agreed to leave without any conditions.
People who have spoken to him in recent days have said he has been exhausted and depressed. They say Huang's biggest concern now is not so much his own career but the plight of his wife and the women he has been publicly linked to.
Huang is also likely to testify before the US Congress, as lawmakers look to determine whether his relationship with Alice Huang could have compromised Nvidia's technology secrets.
In addition, Nvidia now has another problem - who will replace the person around whom the entire company management system was actually built. The traditional plan for transferring leadership to a successor was never prepared.
Previously, dev.ua detailed how Jensen Huang's marital infidelity caused the biggest scandal in Silicon Valley. And also how Nvidia, under Huang's leadership, became almost a family business: Huang's daughter, who previously worked as a chef, and his son, who ran a cocktail bar for seven years, received management positions in the company with annual compensation of over $1 million each.
