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Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests whether a supply-chain expert can replace a visionary CEO

Jensen Huang resigned this morning as Nvidia's CEO following reports of affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. Right now, the company is being led by its CFO on an interim basis. But President Donald Trump is already throwing around one person he thinks should take over the chipmaking g

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Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests whether a supply-chain expert can replace a visionary CEO

The Verge·13h ago

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Xbox announces Wolfenstein 3

It's been nearly a decade since Bethesda's MachineGames released Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017, and now Xbox is ready to announce a sequel from the studio. Wolfenstein 3 was officially announced today, just days after Bethesda also confirmed that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called

The Verge·14h ago

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In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening

Ars Technica·15h ago

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Huang’s leverage at Nvidia depends on whether structural pressure exists

CEO Jensen Huang's job is suddenly on the line at Nvidia

Ars Technica·1d ago

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Nvidia is reportedly preparing to fire Jensen Huang

Nvidia's board is preparing to dismiss CEO Jensen Huang following a report from the New York Times about a second alleged extramarital affair, just days after he admitted to a separate affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, The Wall Street Journal reports. The second alleged affair was wit

The Verge·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Home Assistant’s new bridge device signals push beyond niche hobbyist audience

Nabu Casa - the commercial side of the Open Home Foundation, which runs Home Assistant - just launched the Home Assistant Connect Aux-2, a multi-function box designed to help you bring more non-smart devices into your smart home. It's part of Home Assistant's ongoing efforts to become more user-frie

The Verge·1d ago

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Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

Microsoft is now rolling out Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR), an upscaling technology that competes with Nvidia's DLSS, for the Xbox Ally X, Xbox Ally X20, and select Windows Copilot Plus PCs, the company announced today. Auto SR is also getting some new features alongside this official release

The Verge·2d ago

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Amazon’s early Black Friday push reshapes holiday retail competition

For die-hard Amazon shoppers, the retail giant starts Black Friday deals on November 19. But you can already stock up on early deals now.

Wired·2d ago

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Extremist factions see GOP takeover as unfinished MAGA project

MAGA failed because it didn’t go far enough, right-wing extremists say—and following devastating midterm losses, they see an opportunity to take over.

Wired·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

DeepMind uses AI to formally prove Signal Protocol encryption is secure

DeepMind researchers were able to formally verify that the widely used encryption protocol works as intended. Their stretch goal? Do the same for “all the software of the world.”

Wired·3d ago

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How a semiconductor CEO’s fall from grace became instant meme fodder

The internet is having a field day with Nvidia's Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal.

TechCrunch·3d ago

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Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests whether a supply-chain expert can replace a visionary CEO

The Verge·13h ago

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Xbox announces Wolfenstein 3

The Verge·14h ago

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In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening

Ars Technica·15h ago

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Huang’s leverage at Nvidia depends on whether structural pressure exists

CEO Jensen Huang's job is suddenly on the line at Nvidia

Ars Technica·1d ago

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SCIENCE

Roman Space Telescope reaches L2 after decades of budget battles and delays

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) beyond the Moon. From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecede

The Verge·August 30, 2026

SCIENCE

Google embeds student tools into Gemini to recapture homework search

As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for gr

The Verge·August 19, 2026

SCIENCE

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in

The Verge·August 18, 2026

SCIENCE

CMF’s budget clip earbuds challenge the audio trade-offs of open-ear design

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which mea

The Verge·August 14, 2026

Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests whether a supply-chain expert can replace a visionary CEO

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Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests whether a supply-chain expert can replace a visionary CEO

Xbox announces Wolfenstein 3

In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening

Huang’s leverage at Nvidia depends on whether structural pressure exists

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to fire Jensen Huang

Home Assistant’s new bridge device signals push beyond niche hobbyist audience

Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

Amazon’s early Black Friday push reshapes holiday retail competition

Extremist factions see GOP takeover as unfinished MAGA project

Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

DeepMind uses AI to formally prove Signal Protocol encryption is secure

How a semiconductor CEO’s fall from grace became instant meme fodder

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