Durov joked about the “deal” for which Huang should have been fired earlier
Durov compared Huang's marriage to an exclusive contract with a "50 percent fine" and no guarantees, joking that the head of Nvidia should have been fired "at the wedding." Huang quits amid reports of treason with alleged 'Chinese spy'
The founder of Telegram Pavel Durov jokingly supported the decision of the Board of Directors of Nvidia to part with Jensen Huang, calling the reason for dismissal of his marriage. The entrepreneur wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
Durov compared the marriage to a bad business deal. “He was married. That is, he entered into an exclusive contract with a fine of 50% in case of termination, while there were no guarantees of uninterrupted operation for the service provided.
“How can you trust a person who would make such a deal and entrust him with running a company?” the Telegram founder continued. He ended the post by saying, “He should have been fired right at the wedding ceremony.”.
This is not Durov’s first reaction to the Huang scandal. On November 13, he called having a board of directors a mistake by a former Nvidia executive. “Jensen made a rookie mistake. He had a board of directors, the entrepreneur wrote, advising company founders to be their own board of directors.
A day earlier, Durov joked about the attention of special services to the heads of technology companies. “No spy has been sent to me. Are they even trying? Try harder! he wrote. Later, the entrepreneur added that he received messages from hundreds of interested models.
Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member of Nvidia on November 12. He has led the company since its founding in 1993. The management was temporarily transferred to CFO Colette Cress, who will continue to combine both positions while seeking a permanent successor.
The resignation was preceded by reports of Huang's alleged extramarital relationship. One of the women is businesswoman Alice Huang, associated with Megaspeed, which buys Nvidia chips. U.S. intelligence agencies suspect her of collaborating with Chinese intelligence, but Beijing denies the allegations. The Washington Post, citing sources, wrote that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio played his role in the development of the spy scandal with Huang, who prepared a note for US President Donald Trump “based on a CIA report” about the relationship of the head of the company with an alleged employee of Chinese intelligence. Rubio wanted to weaken Huang’s position in the White House because of his great influence on the American leader.
In an appeal to employees, Huang admitted to adultery and apologized to his wife and children, without naming the woman he was in a relationship with. Nvidia's board of directors launched an independent investigation, stressing that at the time it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised.
