Nvidia’s CEO meltdown, who could replace Jensen Huang, and our latest AI tips and tricks
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO after reports of multiple affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. Todd and John look at interim CEO Colette Kress's low-profile 13 years at Microsoft and the executives who could take over for good. Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we react to the sudden downfall of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose resignation Nvidia announced Thursday after reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.
We discuss the governance gaps at the world’s most valuable chipmaker, the long but low-profile Microsoft career of interim CEO Colette Kress, and who could take over permanently, including candidates from Microsoft, Amazon and the chip industry.
In the second segment, Todd explains how AI tools are changing the way he reports, with help in live interviews, research in news archives and an analysis of GeekWire’s coverage that shows Pacific Northwest M&A and IPO activity picking up this fall.
Inspired by Colette Kress’s new role, the GeekWire Trivia Challenge looks at what some of Microsoft’s former finance executives have done after leaving the company.
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- ‘A huge pain in the ass’: Microsoft 365 starts to recover after a day of global email turmoil
- Officials blame aging FAA telecom gear as U.S. airspace reopens, see no link to Microsoft or AI
Edited by Curt Milton; music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell.
