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Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang's Denny's birthplace plaque removed

A commemorative plaque at a Denny's restaurant, marking the birthplace of Nvidia and the humble beginnings of CEO Jensen Huang, has reportedly been removed. The plaque celebrated the booth where Huang, along with co-founders Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, first planned the company's inception. Its removal comes amid recent scandals and Huang's ousting from Nvidia, though the exact reason for the plaque's disappearance and who ordered it remains unclear. AI

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Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang's Denny's birthplace plaque removed

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Commemorative plaque at Denny’s booth where Nvidia was born has been removed in wake of Jensen Huang scandals

    The San Jose, California, branch of Denny's once featured a plaque commemorating the booth where Jensen Huang and his two other co-founders worked to build Nvidia.