An overview of Jensen Huang’s messy days

<figure> <img alt="Jensen Huang in his leather jacket" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/gettyimages-2301620664.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>This is</em> The Stepback<em>, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Jensen Huang's resignation and the fallout from Nvidia's leadership crisis, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/terrence-obrien" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/authors/terrence-obrien">follow Terrence O'Brien</a>.</em> The Stepback <em>arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for</em> The Stepback <a href="https://www.theverge.com/newsletters"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How it started</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">On October 29th, <em>The New York Times</em> reported that Nvidia co-founder and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1033781/nvidia-jensen-huang-last-visionary-showman-founder-ceo">showman</a> CEO Jensen Huang <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/nvidia-china-jensen-huang-trump.html">appeared to be the target</a> of a Chinese spy plot. Any major tech CEO potentially being compromised by the Chinese government is concerning - especially Jensen Huang. "If you could draw the network diagram of the entire US AI e …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/1033943/jensen-huang-nvidia-china-spying-scandal-resignation">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>