--- title: "Jensen Huang Exits Nvidia, Musk’s SpaceX Gets a Big Bet and Microsoft’s Outage Spreads: This Week In Tech" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/305576865.md" description: "Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's CEO, with CFO Collette Kress taking over interim leadership. Meanwhile, Thrive Capital significantly increased its SpaceX investment by 148%. Microsoft experienced a widespread outage affecting security tools like Defender and Purview. Additionally, TSMC confirmed an unauthorized exposure of employee data via a cloud provider, though core operations remained unaffected." datetime: "2026-11-15T14:00:21.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/305576865.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305576865.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/305576865.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Jensen Huang Exits Nvidia, Musk’s SpaceX Gets a Big Bet and Microsoft’s Outage Spreads: This Week In Tech The week’s biggest technology stories brought leadership changes, fresh bets on private space companies and a cybersecurity warning. **Nvidia** dominated the headlines after its longtime chief executive stepped down. The company also began looking beyond its own ranks for a permanent successor. Elsewhere, **Josh Kushner** increased his fund’s SpaceX exposure, while a **Microsoft** outage affected more than email tools. **TSMC** separately disclosed an employee data exposure, though it said operations remained unaffected. ## **Nvidia’s Leadership Surprise** **Jensen Huang** resigned as NVIDIA’s president, chief executive officer and board member, effective immediately, ending a 33-year run at the chipmaker he co-founded. Chief Financial Officer **Collette Kress** was named interim CEO as the company begins its search for a permanent replacement. Read the full article here. **Read Also: Jensen Huang Repeatedly Said ‘Whatever’ and ‘I Don’t Care’ as Affair Scandal Shatters His Image, Dims Star Power in Taiwan: Report** ## **Thrive Capital Doubles Down On SpaceX** **Josh Kushner’s** venture capital firm, **Thrive Capital**, added 27.9 million shares of **SpaceX** during the third quarter, according to newly released filings. The purchase represented a 148% increase from the firm’s second-quarter holdings. Read the full article here. ## **N**vidia **Eyes An Arm Insider** NVIDIA’s board approached **Rene Haas**, chief executive officer of **Arm Holdings plc**, as it searches for Huang’s permanent successor, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Haas has led Arm since 2022 and previously spent seven years at NVIDIA. Read the full article here. ## **Microsoft’s Outage Reached Security Tools** An incident report maintained by the University of Pennsylvania’s IT department said Microsoft’s disruption extended beyond Outlook and productivity services. Affected functions included Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview, according to Microsoft service disclosures. Read the full article here. ## **TSMC Confirms Employee Data Exposure** **Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.** said information belonging to current and former employees appeared without authorization on an external website through a cloud provider. The company said its internal systems, production operations and customer information were not compromised. Read the full article here. **Read Also: Nvidia Executive Kimberly Powell Suddenly Drops Out of Major Health Summit After Bombshell Jensen Huang Affair Report** ***Disclaimer*:** *This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.* *Photo courtesy: Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [ANV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ANV.US.md) - [DIPS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIPS.US.md) - [MSFC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFC.US.md) - [MSFD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFD.US.md) - [MSFL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFL.US.md) - [MSFO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFO.US.md) - [MSFU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFU.US.md) - [MSFW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFW.US.md) - [MSFX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFX.US.md) - [MSFY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFY.US.md) - [NVC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVC.US.md) - [NVD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.US.md) - [NVDB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDB.US.md) - [NVDD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDD.US.md) - [NVDG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDG.US.md) - [NVDL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDL.US.md) - [NVDO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDO.US.md) - [NVDQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDQ.US.md) - [NVDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDS.US.md) - [NVDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDU.US.md) - [NVDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDW.US.md) - [NVDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDX.US.md) - [NVDY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDY.US.md) - [NVIB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVIB.US.md) - [NVII.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVII.US.md) - [NVIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVIT.US.md) - [NVW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVW.US.md) - [NVYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVYY.US.md) - [NYYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NYYY.US.md) - [07388.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07388.HK.md) - [07788.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07788.HK.md) - [09388.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09388.HK.md) - [ARM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARM.US.md) - [TSM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSM.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Keep Jensen Huang at Nvidia - but end the one-man show](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305166683.md) - [Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 18 hours as its fixes keep failing](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305469932.md) - [Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 20 hours as its fixes keep failing](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305473293.md) - [Nvidia's Asian supply chain prepares for life after Huang](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305276322.md) - [Microsoft services fully restored after global disruptions](https://longbridge.com/en/news/305555628.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**