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Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO
CFO Colette Kress is taking over temporarily while the board searches for a permanent successor.
Huang's departure follows an investigation into his admitted affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom US authorities reportedly suspect of ties to Chinese intelligence.
Nvidia says it has no reason to believe company secrets or national security were compromised.
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Microsoft is struggling to restore Outlook and Teams
Some people can't send email, access files or see calendar details, and Copilot has also had connection problems.
Downdetector recorded nearly 140,000 Outlook problem reports from 74 countries, though Microsoft hasn't confirmed the full reach. It says server failures overloaded the remaining systems and has ruled out a cyberattack.
Google's Gemini smart glasses are up for preorder
The glasses come in styles from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, starting at $395 and shipping December 10. You can ask Gemini about what you're looking at, get walking directions or translate conversations.
Google says bystanders' faces are blurred before Gemini processes an image.
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Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen for everyday AI tasks
The faster, lower-cost model is available worldwide in Google Search and in the Gemini app, while developers can use it through Google's API and other tools.
Google says it handles routine work such as coding, leaving its larger models for longer, more demanding reasoning tasks.
Edge0 releases an open coding model for a single GPU
Teams can download the weights of Edge0-145B and run it themselves on Linux or Windows with an Nvidia GPU and CUDA 13.
Edge0 reports a peak memory use of 29 GB, though that figure comes from its own tests.
Runway releases a model for teaching robots new tasks
Developers can download Praxis-1 from GitHub or Hugging Face, or use it through hosted inference on Reactor.
It runs on Nvidia GPUs and Jetson Thor, and the same model has been used on a humanoid robot, factory arms and warehouse systems.
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Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress
The former Nvidia CEO agreed to a closed-door briefing by Thanksgiving after House committee chairs threatened a subpoena.
Lawmakers want answers about his acknowledged relationship with a woman reported to be a Chinese spy, alongside questions about Nvidia's AI chip sales to China.
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Apple's HomeView is reaching its first customers
The $299 smart display combines a screen and speaker for video calls, music, calendars and smart-home controls. It can recognize people and tailor what it shows them, but there's no App Store.
The launch covers eight countries, including the US and UK.
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Applied Materials raises its outlook as chip demand grows
The chip equipment maker's quarterly revenue rose 53% to $10.41 billion, ahead of analysts' expectations.
CEO Gary Dickerson said AI is adding to semiconductor demand, and the company's revenue forecast for the next quarter also topped estimates.
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SoftBank backs Agile Robots in a $500 million round
The Munich company makes robots for factories, including humanoids, arms and mobile machines. The funding values it at $8.5 billion and will pay for US expansion and more production capacity. Nvidia and Hitachi also took part.
