Global Hotspots: Nvidia CEO Resigns Amid Extramarital Affair Scandal

In this week’s episode, Milos Maggiore, Jared Jeter and Andrew Loftesnes discuss the recent events surrounding the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid allegations of him having an affair with a Chinese intelligence operative, as well as the implications on the broader U.S.-China relationship.

Elsewhere, In the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump has not resumed military strikes against Iran despite reported urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while Syria stated it may aid Saudi Arabia in defending its border with Yemen.

In the Russia/Ukraine conflict, trilateral talks among the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia did not deliver substantive breakthroughs, with U.S. envoys subsequently flying to Russia and Ukraine separately to continue negotiations. In the Americas, Mexico reported progress in trade negotiations with the U.S., while Salvadoran troops conducted a joint operation with Haitian troops against the Mawozo gang in Haiti.  

Photo: Stock market indices are displayed at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on November 13, 2026. Tech firms rallied on November 13 in Asian trade on optimism that the AI boom would continue despite the downfall of Nvidia mastermind Jensen Huang, with eyes on the mega-IPO of US titan Anthropic next week. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)