Lutnick agrees to testify about Nvidia and Microsoft outage hits millions: Morning Rundown

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to testify before a Senate committee about Nvidia. A Microsoft outage hits millions of users worldwide. And a deadly Washington, D.C., shooting followed a legal feud over mold in a condo.

Facing bipartisan pressure, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before Congress regarding the expanding Nvidia scandal.

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The announcement came hours after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned following reports that he had multiple extramarital relationships, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.

Earlier Thursday, Republican Sen. Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, sent letters to Lutnick and Huang asking them to “appear voluntarily” at a public hearing. Other lawmakers, including the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, have demanded answers from Lutnick about the Trump administration’s “approval of advanced AI chip exports.”

The White House has defended Lutnick and Huang has previously praised the commerce secretary for helping to advance U.S. efforts to maintain its leadership in AI.

The scrutiny surrounding Huang gained widespread attention after Nvidia said Sunday that it was investigating whether he had fallen victim to…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business