‘He always came through’: Elon Musk praises Jensen Huang, warns Nvidia could lose ‘critical’ deals without him

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Elon Musk also voiced support for an effort to reinstate Huang, saying he would sign a petition seeking the former CEO's return. | World News

Elon Musk has backed calls to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia's chief executive, saying the chipmaker could lose "critical" business deals without its former CEO, who stepped down amid controversy over reports of his extramarital affairs.

In a post on X on Saturday, Musk said Huang had managed Nvidia's supply chain "brilliantly" and that several business arrangements depended on personal assurances from the former chief rather than formal contracts.

"Many of these deals were a handshake with Jensen, not a written contract," Musk said.

“If Jensen gave me his word about compute delivery or I asked for components to be accelerated, he always came through,” he added.

“Sure, we’d put together a purchase order at some point later, but I never for a second thought it wouldn’t happen,” Musk said.

Musk also voiced support for an effort to reinstate Huang, earlier, saying he would sign a petition seeking the former CEO's return.

“A petition is underway to reinstate Jensen and I’m signing it too,” he wrote on X.

However, Musk did not clarify whether he was referring to an initiative involving Nvidia employees.

Some employees at the chipmaker have also called for Huang's return, news outlet WIRED reported on Friday, citing internal correspondence reviewed by the publication.

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