Timeline of a scandal: How Jensen Huang’s abrupt resignation unfolded at Nvidia

November 12, 2026 / 2:04 PM EST / CBS News

Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia caps a tumultuous week for the chipmaker, with his resignation coming less than a week after his extramarital relationship with a suspected Chinese spy became public.

But the seeds for Huang's downfall were planted much earlier. The woman with whom he had a relationship, Alice Huang (no relation), arrived on the tech scene in 2023, when she became the managing director of Singapore-based data center Megaspeed International.

Megaspeed, which on Thursday said it has complied with U.S. laws, would proceed to buy billions of dollars in Nvidia chips and servers. Over the past two years, Alice Huang, also known by her Chinese name Huang Le, has been photographed and recorded socializing with Jensen Huang, prompting questions in May from one quizzical investor about their "uncomfortably close relationship."

Below is a timeline of events that led to Huang's startling resignation on Thursday.

Alice Huang, a former television reporter in China, joins investment firm Shanghai Hexi Investment Management as deputy general manager, according to social media posts and records from Simuwang, a Chinese private equity database. Shanghai Hexi was founded by Kang Wei, who became her husband…

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