What’s really at stake in the Jensen Huang saga

David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.

One part of the saga surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ended on Thursday, when Huang resigned from his position at the top of AI’s most important company. But in the coming weeks and months, a much bigger story may be about to unfold. A story about Nvidia’s dealings in China, about the US government’s willingness to turn a lot of blind eyes to protect a powerful ally, and about the very stability of the AI industry as a whole. It’s a lot.

On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay start by trying to unpack the many parts of the story. We’re all going to learn a lot more about Megaspeed than we ever planned or wanted, and we’re going to hear a...

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