148K Sign Petition for Huang's Return to Nvidia
Over 148,000 people signed a petition demanding the reinstatement of Jensen Huang as CEO of Nvidia after he was removed from his position, amid allegations involving foreign espionage and personal misconduct.
Consensus
- More than 148,000 people have signed a petition calling for Jensen Huang's reinstatement as CEO of Nvidia.
- Jensen Huang resigned from his positions as CEO and president of Nvidia on November 12.
- The board of directors launched an independent investigation into Huang on November 8.
- Huang was accused of having close ties with a former employee linked to Chinese intelligence and of having an affair with two Nvidia employees.
- Collette Kress, the CFO, is temporarily acting as CEO.
- The petition calls for a fair and independent investigation and the opportunity for Huang to respond to the allegations before any final decision is made.
Points of divergence
- The petition had 148,574 signatures by 16:00 MSK, with 7,338 current Nvidia employees and 79,092 shareholders among the signatories. — vedomosti
- The petition had over 110,000 signatures by November 14, with over 55,000 shareholders and over 6,300 current and former employees supporting it. — vm
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio allegedly used the scandal to weaken Huang's influence on President Donald Trump. — vedomosti
- Elon Musk publicly supported the petition by signing it and posting about it on X. — vm
- Nvidia may lose $250 billion due to the scandal, and stock prices dropped nearly 5%. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Almost 150,000 people signed a petition for Huang's return to Nvidia — Ведомости
- Petition to return Jensen Huang to Nvidia signed by more than 100 thousand people — Вечерняя Москва