CNBC REPORTED THAT NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG IS RESIGNING FROM HIS TITLE AFTER REPORTS OF TWO EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS SURFACE. NVIDIA IS A US. BASED COMPANY THAT DESIGNS AND PRODUCES COMPUTER CHIPS, SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE THAT POWER GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, VIDEO GAMING, AND ROBOTICS. HUANG ADMITTED TO BOTH AFFAIRS: ONE WITH A SUSPECTED CHINESE SPY NAMED ALICE HUANG, OF NO RELATION TO JENSEN HUANG; AND ANOTHER AFFAIR WITH AN NVIDIA EMPLOYEE NAMED KIMBERLY POWELL, WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTHCARE AT NVIDIA. ALICE HUANG, THE ALLEGED CHINESE SPY, WORKS FOR A CHINESE COMPANY AND MAJOR NVIDIA CUSTOMER NAMED “MEGASPEED”. JENSEN HUANG DENIES ALL ALLEGATIONS OF COMPROMISING NATIONAL SECURITY OR NVIDIA SECRETS AMIDST REPORTS OF THE AFFAIRS. ACCORDING TO NVIDIA NEWS, COLETTE KRESS (KO-LET CRESS), CURRENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF NVIDIA, AGREED TO SERVE AS AN INTERIM CEO.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THURSDAY MORNING THAT 28 CATS WERE RESCUED FROM A PATERSON HOME AFTER A REQUEST FOR HELP REVEALED MORE ANIMALS THAN EXPECTED. ACCORDING TO THE RAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE, RESCUERS INITIALLY RECEIVED A CALL TO ASSIST 18 CATS AS THE HOMEOWNERS PREPARED TO MOVE OUT. THEY DISCOVERED 28 CATS THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HOME. SHELTER OFFICIALS SAID EIGHT KITTENS REQUIRED URGENT MEDICAL INTERVENTION, AND RESCUERS SPOTTED FLEAS, PARASITES, AND SEVERE RESPIRATORY AND EYE INFECTIONS. OFFICIALS PLAN TO MAKE ALL 28 CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION ONCE THEY ARE HEALTHY.
NJ.COM REPORTED THAT TWO NEW JERSEY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, ONE KILLED AND ONE MISSING, FELL INTO THE WATER AFTER SCAFFOLDING UNDER THE LOOP PARKWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSED WEDNESDAY IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. ACCORDING TO NEW YORK STATE POLICE, 39-YEAR-OLD KLEITON DE MADEIROS OF MONTCLAIR DIED AT AN AREA HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING AT AROUND 11:50 AM. A 38-YEAR-OLD ELIZABETH MAN REMAINS MISSING AS OF THURSDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, THERE WERE SIX OTHER WORKERS WHO DIDN’T FALL INTO THE WATER THAT SUFFERED INJURIES THAT WEREN’T CONSIDERED LIFE-THREATENING. THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND THE U.S. COAST GUARD ARE SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING WORKER.