The day in tech.

Nvidia appointed Colette Kress as interim CEO Thursday after founder Jensen Huang resigned due to infidelity and national security concerns. Shares plunged 14%, erasing $601 billion in value. External contenders include Arm CEO Rene Haas, AMD CEO Lisa Su, and Apple's Tim Cook, with President Trump supporting Cook's candidacy.

A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams globally, affecting over 450 million commercial subscriptions. The incident began Thursday at 1:26 PM ET, with reports climbing to 129,000 users by 1:09 p.m. ET. Microsoft paused deployments while restarting servers to restore capacity.

Nvidia removes co-founder Jensen Huang as CEO effective November 11, 2026, following reports of two extramarital affairs and espionage allegations. CFO Colette Kress becomes interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement, potentially considering Apple's Johny Srouji. Share price dropped 10% amid scandal revelations. House committees set Nov. 18 deadline for Huang testimony. Justice Department launches antitrust probe.

Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen globally today for all tiers, priced at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens. Search users get access on Nov 12, 2026. The model scores 51 versus 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and reduces AI overreach by up to 81%. Google also launched Orchestrant in its Antigravity coding tool.

SpaceX announced Thursday plans to invest $74 billion in AI campuses in Texas and Arizona. The Arizona site costs about $50 billion and expects 5,500 construction jobs plus 1,000 ongoing roles. The Texas facility involves $24 billion investment, has already created over 3,000 construction jobs, and is projected to sustain more than 500 permanent positions.

President Trump nominated Tim Cook to lead Nvidia following Jensen Huang's resignation on Thursday. Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on September 1, 2026, after 15 years. Nvidia appointed interim CFO Colette Kress while searching for a permanent successor.

Whoop launches Humans, a free social network starting Nov. 12, 2026, requiring verified heartbeats from Whoop 5.0 wearables to exclude AI bots. Annual memberships range from $199 to $359, with CEO Will Ahmed expecting 4 million members by year-end.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that Pentagon-funded military Starshield service faces systematic speed restrictions capped at 161 kmph along the frontline. These limits hinder drone interception of Russian Shahed drones flying up to 500 km/h, potentially allowing more accurate strikes against the country while diplomatic contacts between Washington and Moscow intensify.

On Sept. 28, 2026, Cranbury Township lost approximately $26 million intended for affordable-housing land purchases due to fraudulent wiring instructions. Police Chief Giuseppe DeChiara alerted the FBI within six minutes, and investigators froze nearly $17.3 million in assets. Roughly $8.7 million remains unaccounted for as of Nov. 6, with no suspects identified and administrative reforms underway.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns on November 12 following an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy. Shares drop 14% before stabilizing. Collette Kress becomes interim chief executive while Harvey C. Jones is named first-ever chairman.