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Nvidia has no succession plan and a CEO in hot water, so we’ve drafted a shortlist. spr.ly/6010ByG9xq

The affair could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. spr.ly/6010ByGMWG

As soon as Wednesday evening, Nvidia's board could decide to remove its founder and CEO of 33 years. spr.ly/6015ByGKPf

Jensen Huang, who has come under fire for admitting to an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent, has been accused of having a separate affair with an Nvidia subordinate. spr.ly/6018ByGJRI

The data center boom is running into serious real-world obstacles, from widespread local opposition and permitting delays to a scramble for electricity. Before those challenges even come into play, though, there’s a more basic problem: A lot of the spr.ly/6012By1I1g

Santosh Janardhan, who originally joined the company in 2009, will be stepping down from his role. spr.ly/6010By1xHC

Entering into the world of venture capital has never been easy, especially as a first-time fund manager. But it's especially daunting right now. Olaf Sakkers has spent the past five years proving that difficult doesn't mean impossible. spr.ly/6015By1adZ

CoreWeave is increasingly asking customers to pay upfront, borrowing against specific contracts, and even looking to short-term deals that could lead to higher prices, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings. spr.ly/6017By1QND

Fractile has now become one of the top-funded players in the race for purpose-built AI chips. spr.ly/6010By1SqE

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has until the end of the day Wednesday to answer a call from House Republicans for a closed-door briefing on his affair with alleged Chinese spy. spr.ly/6011By1UJT

“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said. spr.ly/6018By1K0k

Sales of $10B represents an almost 50% jump from revenue of $6.7 billion the company recorded in the second quarter. spr.ly/6018By1KHE

At 12,000 employees, AI Ghodsi is the first to admit that he can't know everyone and that they are unlikely to confess the things that go wrong to him. But he doesn't need them to. He uses Databricks' newly revised Genie agent for that. spr.ly/6015ByECHx

Helix said that its voice ID tech can run on an iPhone 13 spr.ly/6016ByE7Hk

Like the end-to-end models trained to drive cars, AI agents are probabilistic systems operating in unpredictable environments. spr.ly/6016ByEao0

The governance experts we talked to say nobody has seen anything like what's unfolding right now. spr.ly/6016ByE1bK

X is jumping into clipping, the popular practice of cutting long videos into short, shareable clips that can go viral. spr.ly/6017ByDc7N

OpenAI has not yet said what its plans are for the future of travel. But Sonder founder Francis Davidson is a well-known figure in the travel industry. spr.ly/6016ByDz30

X-energy received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build four reactors in Texas. spr.ly/6017ByDKBB

New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines. spr.ly/6016ByDJTy