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Big Tech’s AI revolution is in limbo after the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. A giant among tech world giants, Huang played an immeasurable role in the global trajectory of artificial intelligence. What will the chipmaker — and the company so powerful it’s often referred to as AI’s central bank — do without its longtime leader? We’ll discuss. Plus: Tariffs continue to fuel inflation, JetBlue adds first-class tickets, and Bloomberg builds its own consumer price tracker.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

Is Nvidia "too big to fail"?
Even as they stabilize, tariffs continue to drive up prices
A growing Wyoming town faces a housing development crossroads
After teacher burnout, she stitched together a new career as a fabric store owner
JetBlue adds first-class seats to boost profits
Bloomberg built its own high-frequency version of the consumer price index

Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of one of the biggest tech companies in the world, Nvidia. It's been a week rocked by scandal for Huang after news of two extramarital affairs surfaced, the most recent of which was with a subordinate at the company. While his stepping down may not be surprising, what comes next for the company? Also in this episode: a pulse check on the housing market and a look at agriculture news coming out of Oklahoma.

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The board of Nvidia is reportedly meeting to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang after news of a second extramarital affair. Nvidia stock is down in pre-market trading. This all raises questions about the consolidation of power in one of the biggest companies in the world, responsible for 90% of the chips used in AI. Do we need more guardrails to prevent something like this from spilling into the rest of the economy? And later: how SNAP cuts are playing out in Oklahoma.

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Checking in on the Oklahoma economy

You’ve got savings. You’re paying your bills. You’re hitting your financial goals. On paper, you’re doing fine. So why does it still feel like you’re just one step away from financial disaster? This week, Reema talks with writer Lindsey Stanberry and financial therapist Amanda Clayman about money dysmorphia – the disconnect between how much money we have and how secure we actually feel – and how we can build a healthier relationship with money when the future feels impossible to predict.

Plus, another edition of “Alice Gets Her Life Together,” where producer Alice Wilder shares the details of her largest purchase yet: a home.

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An increasing number of school districts are restricting phones in the classroom, and a series of major lawsuits against social media companies have led some platforms to make significant changes to how they operate. But, bans or not, the reality is that kids are going to encounter this stuff at some point.

Pamela Wisniewski, at the International Computer Science Institute, says kids need guidance to learn how to use technology responsibly.

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