Failover

Failover Three days ago I wrote that the AI economy had built itself on top of one guy and had no plan for losing him. This morning it lost him. The plan, it turns out, is the CFO. On Monday I published Single Point of Failure and closed it by saying the apology went to his family and the questions were for the rest of us. I figured those questions would play out over weeks. Board investigation, maybe a congressional briefing, a tense earnings call, and a slow grind. It took three days. Back in May I figured the Musk v. Altman trial was going to be peak billionaire chaos for the year. I called it Evil vs Evil. This week is making a serious run at the title. This morning Nvidia's board announced Jensen Huang had resigned as President, CEO, and board member, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO while also staying CFO, and the board is searching for a permanent replacement, inside or outside the company. Per the 8-K, the board actually accepted the resignation…

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