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Newly resurfaced images show former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang in an embrace with Alice Huang, a former data center executive suspected of being a Chinese spy, as Silicon Valley leaders predict the ousted tech billionaire is poised for a comeback.
The images, taken by Reuters news agency after Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech at a conference in Taipei, Taiwan, in June 2024, show the pair embracing, with the tech mogul’s hand on her waist. The pair reportedly began associating in December 2023.
Despite his abrupt exit from the chipmaker this week, multiple tech executives and investors expect the 63-year-old entrepreneur to return to a prominent leadership role in the industry.
“It is inevitable, with all of the value that he’s created and his role commonly accepted as the godfather of AI, that he will have a second act,” an anonymous executive at a prominent California startup told Politico. “And that any number of hyperscalers and startups are tripping over themselves to reach out to him and bring him on, regardless of any transgressions."
Tech insiders told Politico they anticipated Jensen Huang returning to a significant leadership position, while others said they would not be surprised if he did.
