Elon Musk says he would hire Jensen Huang
Elon Musk says he'd hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid reports of his potential ouster, echoing a Silicon Valley scandal from 2010.
TL;DR
- Elon Musk stated he would hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang if he were removed by the company's board.
- This statement came in response to a report from The Wall Street Journal alleging the Nvidia board was preparing to oust Huang.
- The report cited revelations about two extramarital relationships, including one with a woman suspected by US intelligence of spying for China.
- Musk's comment draws a parallel to the 2010 scandal where Larry Ellison hired Mark Hurd after Hurd's ouster from Hewlett-Packard.
- Huang is a cofounder of Nvidia and a key figure in the AI industry, with his company's chips powering much of the AI boom.
- Musk's companies are major consumers of AI computing technology and large buyers of Nvidia GPUs.