Like Apple after Steve Jobs? Analysts debate Nvidia’s post-Jensen Huang future

South China Morning Post - Nov 15, 2026

As the technology world debates how Nvidia is likely to fare without Jensen Huang, analysts keep returning to the same analogy: the departure of legendary CEO Steve Jobs from Apple. The similarities between the two cases are clear: a top American tech company forced to move on from a visionary leader. And Apple’s history is all the more intriguing given it replaced Jobs twice – with dramatically different results. Huang resigned from Nvidia on Thursday amid media reports of his alleged...

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For years, Jensen Huang was more than Nvidia’s CEO – he was a key figure driving the artificial intelligence boom, parlaying close ties with Asian chip foundries and aggressive financial backing into an unprecedented global buildout of data centres. Following his sudden resignation, the industry is confronting two immediate questions: without Huang’s personal relationships in Taiwan and South Korea, can Nvidia defend its priority access to scarce chipmaking and memory supply? And will it...

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Jensen Huang’s abrupt exit stuns Nvidia’s China staff, clouding the outlook in a key market

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Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO amid affairs scandal

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Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive officer and board member of the AI chip giant Nvidia with immediate effect, the firm announced on Thursday, amid media reports of his alleged extramarital affairs. The company’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Colette Kress, will take over as Nvidia’s interim CEO, according to the statement, while continuing in both her current roles. Nvidia shares plunged as much as 14 per cent as markets opened in the United States...

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