Yale School of Management

Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after he told staff he was unfaithful to his wife; the other party, a Megaspeed executive, is suspected by U.S. officials of being a Chinese spy. The stakes extend well beyond a personal scandal, since Huang says he is "responsible for an entire industry" and the outcome will shape how employees, customers, partners and ordinary shareholders view the AI economy.