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Jensen Huang accused of second affair with Nvidia executive

TechCrunch: Jensen Huang accused of having another affair, with an Nvidia exec

Jensen Huang, who has come under fire for admitting to an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent, has been accused of having a separate affair with an Nvidia subordinate.

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Nvidia's CEO is facing allegations of a second extramarital affair, this time with a vice president at the company who reports to him. Five employees told the New York Times they saw the CEO and the executive being affectionate at a hotel during a conference earlier this year. The CEO is already under investigation for a previously admitted affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy, and the company has policies against relationships between supervisors and subordinate employees. The Nvidia board has initiated an investigation into the new allegations, and reports indicate the board is preparing to remove the CEO from his position.

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