Musk: Hiring fmr Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang 'would be an honor'

 

Tech billionaire Elon Musk appears to have publicly signaled his willingness to bring former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang into his business empire, stating that hiring the embattled chip pioneer “would be an honor.”

The remark comes amid a historic shakeup in Silicon Valley following Huang’s abrupt resignation on Thursday, ending his 33-year tenure at the helm of the super intelligence (SI) giant.

The exchange unfolded on X late Wednesday night as Nvidia’s board of directors convened an emergency meeting to decide Huang’s fate. In response to a post from the financial commentary account ZeroHedge that simply read, “Elon please hire Jensen,” Musk replied roughly two hours later: “That would be an honor.”

While Musk offered no specific details regarding formal discussions, a concrete job offer or which of his companies — such as xAI, Tesla, or SpaceX — might recruit Huang, the brief endorsement immediately sparked speculation across the technology and semiconductor industries.

Industry analysts noted that Huang’s unmatched expertise in semiconductor architecture and AI infrastructure would be a massive asset to Musk’s hardware ambitions.

Musk has been aggressively working to reduce his companies’ reliance on third-party chip suppliers through initiatives like Tesla’s custom AI accelerators, SpaceX’s planned GPU manufacturing and his long-term “Terafab” semiconductor fabrication project.

Musk and Huang have also reportedly maintained a close professional relationship for over a decade, with Nvidia serving as a foundational hardware supplier for xAI’s massive supercomputing clusters and Tesla’s autonomous driving training systems.

Meanwhile, Musk’s public vote of confidence stands in contrast to the mounting political and corporate pressure that ultimately forced Huang out of Nvidia.

The crisis began in late October when The New York Times reported that Huang had engaged in an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former managing director of the Singapore-based data center firm Megaspeed International.

Since U.S. intelligence authorities suspected Alice Huang of having ties to Chinese intelligence, the relationship triggered intense national security scrutiny and prompted multiple members of Congress to demand Huang’s removal and a closed-door congressional briefing.

Although Huang apologized to Nvidia employees in an internal memo on November 8^th — admitting he had been unfaithful to his wife and pledging to cooperate with an independent investigation led by the law firm Wachtell Lipton — the scandal escalated rapidly.

On Wednesday, The New York Times then published a second report revealing that Huang had also engaged in a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare, who reported directly to him. Hours after Huang’s resignation was announced on Thursday, Reuters also reported that a third alleged liaison involving another unnamed Nvidia employee had also come to light.

In an official statement on Thursday, Nvidia confirmed that Huang had stepped down as chief executive officer, president and board member, effective immediately.

The company has since appointed longtime Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO while the board conducts a formal search for a permanent successor. It also named director Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever independent board chair.

The leadership turmoil has severely rattled Wall Street, erasing roughly $430 billion in Nvidia’s market capitalization over two trading sessions and sending shares down as much as 14% during Thursday’s trading.

While Kress prepares to lead Nvidia into its third-quarter earnings report on November 17^th and an all-hands employee meeting the following day, the tech world is now closely watching whether Musk’s casual social media endorsement will evolve into a media-frenzied recruitment move.

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