US senator calls on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to resign
Senator Kevin Cramer says the potential for extortion makes Huang’s position untenable. Nvidia’s board had expressed confidence in its chief executive before the call.
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Cramer, a Republican who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, told Politico late on Tuesday that the potential for extortion was “so tremendous”, citing the sensitivity of Nvidia’s chips, Reuters reported.
Nvidia’s board announced an independent investigation on 8 November following reports that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. At the time, the board said it had no reason to believe US national security or Nvidia secrets had been compromised, and expressed confidence in Huang and his leadership team.
On 10 November, Nvidia’s independent directors said they had appointed former acting US attorney Joon H. Kim and his law firm to conduct the investigation. Huang has said he will cooperate with the review.
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