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Adam Rogers
November 13, 2026

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday following allegations of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a businesswoman suspected of spying for China. The departure ends his 33-year leadership of the company he co-founded in 1993 and helped turn into one of the world's most valuable businesses.
Nvidia's board launched an investigation Sunday into Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a businesswoman linked to Singapore-based data center operator Megaspeed International. U.S. intelligence officials suspect she provided information to Beijing, although no evidence has been publicly presented that Nvidia secrets were compromised. Separate allegations emerged Wednesday that Huang had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare. The FBI is also investigating his ties to the suspected Chinese operative.
Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO as Nvidia searches for a permanent replacement. The company said its operations and product plans would continue without interruption. Nvidia shares closed down 4.3% Thursday.

Eight people died, and 18 were injured after a three-story building collapsed Wednesday afternoon in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. Two of the people killed were children. Officials ended the search for victims Thursday and turned the site over to police and the city’s Department of Buildings.
The building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue collapsed into a neighboring construction site where workers had been excavating. The collapse also damaged an adjacent apartment building and exposed rooms inside. Witnesses said they heard loud banging and saw bricks fall shortly before the structure gave way. Authorities are investigating whether the nearby construction contributed to the disaster.
Construction workers helped dig people out of the rubble after the collapse. Crews pulled four people out in about an hour Wednesday evening, including a woman who was six months pregnant. Her husband told WABC he had been searching for her when he learned she was alive.

A gunman killed one person and wounded four others Thursday morning in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood. Police identified the man killed as James Stuart. He managed the building where police say the suspect lived. The suspect died after shooting himself during a standoff with officers.
Police say the gunman shot Stuart inside VIDA Fitness shortly before 8 a.m. and returned to his apartment in the same building. He then fired from a balcony at people below. Four people were hospitalized, and one was in critical condition. Police said the gunman fired through his apartment door during the standoff but did not hit any officers.
Police believe the shooting may be linked to a dispute over building maintenance between the suspect and his condominium association. Investigators have not determined whether he knew or deliberately targeted the four people who survived.

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