Elon Musk, other tech execs sign petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang

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View this email online in your browser  November 15, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Elon Musk, other tech execs sign petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang: The petition had attracted more than 115,000 signatures as of Saturday afternoon. Read More This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board: Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years. Read More Where was Nvidia's security team?: Nvidia’s security chief quietly left in August, and now that CEO Jensen Huang has stepped down over his relationships, including one with an executive at a company suspected of funneling chips to China, a former intelligence officer says it’s the kind of leak that runs everyday conversations, which most corporate security teams are poorly equipped to catch. Read More Sunday Must-Reads US government grounds all flights across the United States 'due to extraordinary circumstances': A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers," which manage the airspace across the United States. Read More Asian governments react to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s exit: Some governments moved to confirm chip supply commitments, while others are monitoring the impact on local projects or addressing ongoing investigations. Read More Tesla opens Cybercab pre-orders ‘for personal use,’ with geo restrictions and a $299 monthly fee: Even Elon Musk said the monthly fee is "too high." Read More The tech products we enthusiastically recommend this holiday season: We've been reviewing a bunch of new gadgets at TechCrunch this year, and we have some clear favorites to share for your Black Friday shopping and beyond. Read More The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn't make it: From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations. Read More Last but Not Least AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation: LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

US government grounds all flights across the United States 'due to extraordinary circumstances'

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View this email online in your browser  November 13, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 US government grounds all flights across the United States 'due to extraordinary circumstances': A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers." Read More Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China's most powerful AI models — uh oh, Jensen!: New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips. Read More Microsoft's latest email outage turned into a full-blown global cloud crisis: Microsoft's day-long outage began with Outlook and Teams, and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service. Read More A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA Discover the full-stack AI platforms advancing today’s AI Get a closer look at the technologies moving AI forward with NVIDIA at Microsoft Ignite 2026. Explore sessions on agentic AI built for production, accelerated infrastructure, cloud and AI platforms, physical AI and autonomous systems, and high-fidelity simulations. View the sessions and build your Microsoft Ignite agenda today. Browse sessions Afternoon Must-Reads This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board: Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years. Read More Jensen Huang didn't show confidence in his successor, report says: Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer. Read More The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. Read More ChatGPT's new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you: ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers. Read More AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation: LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith. Read More Last but Not Least Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang's 'scheme' with Trump: This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107