Ex-NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Is Set To Testify Before Congress This Month

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House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast said the hearing will take place before Thanksgiving.

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Jensen Huang might have stepped down from his roles at the top of NVIDIA, but he won't be sliding out of the spotlight just yet. The company's former CEO and president is set to testify before Congress by Thanksgiving, according to House representatives.

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast said Huang agreed to testify on Wednesday — hours before NVIDIA announced his resignation with immediate effect — after lawmakers threatened him with a subpoena. It appears the hearing will take place behind closed doors (which is unfortunate, because that's likely to be some spicy testimony). However, Mast expects it to be filmed and transcribed, according to Bloomberg. The House's Intelligence and China-focused committees will join the Foreign Affairs cohort for the hearing.

"Jensen and I have been very at odds as some...

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