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After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned over a relationship with a chip executive identified as a suspected Chinese spy, a petition demanding his reinstatement has gathered over 115,000 signatures, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Replit's Amjad Masad and Epic Games' Tim Sweeney. Signers argue Huang was removed without due process and want him back pending an independent investigation, as Nvidia shares slipped and the departure threatens to widen a funding gap for AI startups.