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It’s almost inconceivable that Nvidia would fire its rock star CEO. Yet here we are, on the precipice of this happening. Over at Kalshi, Jensen Huang’s odds of surviving the week are sitting at a lowly 30%. Even though he built one of the world’s most valuable — and, many would argue, dangerously powerful — companies, the tides have completely turned against him.

Nvidia co-founder CEO Jensen Huang has never been as flashy or controversy-prone as AI leaders like OpenAI’s Sam Altman or SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk. Now, the 63-year-old industry kingpin has admitted that he cheated on his wife of 40 years in an affair that could have ramifications beyond Huang’s personal life and potentially impact national security.

In Brief 3:28 PM PST · November 11, 2026 Image Credits:Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images Nvidia’s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang Nvidia is reportedly planning to oust its co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who has led the company for the last 33 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sources told the newspaper that the Nvidia board is meeting as soon as Wednesday to determine Huang’s future at the company.

In Brief 3:17 PM PST · November 11, 2026 Image Credits:Benjamin Fanjoy / Getty Images Jensen Huang accused of having another affair — with a Nvidia exec Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, is already under investigation after having admitted to having an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy. Now, the New York Times is reporting that Huang is also suspected of having another affair, with a direct report of his at the company.

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In Brief 12:12 PM PST · November 11, 2026 Image Credits:Marcin Golba/NurPhoto / Getty Images Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure A key figure in Meta’s growth into a social media and tech industry powerhouse is leaving the company. Santosh Janardhan, the company’s longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will be stepping down, Meta told TechCrunch.

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. According to PitchBook data, firms raising their fourth fund “or later” captured a whopping 88.2% of U.S. VC fundraising dollars through the first three quarters of this year, while first-time funds captured a measly 4.5%. Just 81 first-time funds closed in the first nine months of 2026.

Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.

CoreWeave is rewriting how it pays for the AI boom, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings, reported on Tuesday. CoreWeave, a neocloud that rents out the computing power behind AI, said it’s increasingly asking customers to pay up front, borrowing against specific contracts, and even pursuing short-term deals that could lead to higher prices. The new strategies could help CoreWeave finance its growth more efficiently while squeezing more cash from existing infrastructure.

Fractile, a British startup developing AI chips, has raised a $720 million Series C backed by Britain’s Sovereign AI Fund with hopes of “ensuring the U.K. has a greater stake in the hardware that will underpin its future economy,” its government stated. Alongside the likes of Axelera, Etched, and OLIX, this makes Fractile one of the top-funded startup players in the race for purpose-built AI chips.