Nvidia CEO
Jensen Huang is stepping down, leaving the artificial intelligence industry
without its biggest champion and clouding the future of the chipmaker he built
into an AI powerhouse.
Chief
Financial Officer Colette Kress will take over as interim CEO as Nvidia looks
for a permanent successor, considering both internal and external candidates,
the company said on Thursday.
Huang, who
co-founded Nvidia and is its fourth-largest investor with a stake of about
3.61 percent, will ex...