A petition backed by Elon Musk and Tim Sweeney has passed 150,000 signatures, and many of them are hard to verify.
Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s CEO, and reporting from the Financial Times says he has discussed a possible return with close allies. The push comes as employees and Silicon Valley figures pressure the board, and a public letter demanding his reinstatement has drawn more than 150,000 signatures.
Elon Musk and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have publicly backed the letter, whose signatures are hard to verify. Business Insider found entries listed as Tim Cruise, Hollywood actor, and a misspelling of Xi Jinping. Megaspeed says Alice Huang left the company on Aug. 30, 2025, and holds no role there.
One ally told the Financial Times that an affair with a subordinate counts as a fireable offense. Anne Wojcicki told Bloomberg that power corrupts and that people who feel untouchable do foolish things. For teams that buy Nvidia capacity, leadership churn complicates multi-year roadmap and supply assumptions.
The Nvidia board faces the next decision on whether to reinstate him. Congress also wants tighter export rules on AI chips following an Nvidia spy scandal, which adds a policy front to the leadership fight. Signature totals on the petition remain unverified, so treat the 150,000 figure as a claim rather than a mandate.
What matters
- Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO and now explores a return with close allies.
- Uncertainty over Nvidia leadership complicates capacity planning for teams that depend on its chips.
- Watch whether the Nvidia board responds to the 150,000-signature petition and its disputed entries.
Why it matters
Watch whether the Nvidia board responds to the 150,000-signature petition and its disputed entries.
This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by The Verge. Source reference: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1033999/jensen-huang-return-nvidia-megaspeed.
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