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Here’s what we have for you today:

Cannabis lawsuits, odor complaints drag on in the Carpinteria Valley
Veterans, community members honor military personnel at Veterans Day Ceremony in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara approves new permitting rules for local massage therapists

Here’s comes the rain again

I woke up to clouds outside my window this morning. Apparently, the heat wave is over, and it’s about to get cold and rainy again. Big waves and surf are also headed our way.

Our small, but efficient team punches above its weight, and we will bring you breaking news coverage of the rain and surf, and how it impacts all of us. Remember to also send us your weather photos. We are a team at the News-Press, and as a nonprofit news organization, that team includes all of you.

Joshua Molina

News-Press Editor

Stories you should know about

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after his affair raises national security concerns (Los Angeles Times)

A California man is on the cusp of Election Victory. He died months ago. (New York Times)

Vance, Rubio, Ossoff and Buttigieg lead White House hopefuls (Reuters)

Understanding the Nvidia scandal

As journalists, we must become experts on subjects quickly in order to explain it to an audience. That’s our job: Read, research, talk to people, critically think the information, put it into context, then explain it in words and images across multimedia platforms, all while doing it without bias — only to move on and do the same thing the next day.

Some days this is easier than others, like trying to understand the Nvidia scandal. Is it an espionage story? Is it a sultry public affair story? Is it an AI story? Is it all of it? This much I know, as much intelligence as we gain, whether artificial or real, human beings are still going to make emotional decisions. In this case, one of the most significant influencers of AI, Jensen Huang, has resigned from Nvidia, a Silicon Valley company become of one he made.

What does all this mean and why do we care? I put together some stories below that attempt to put this international story, with apparently mass impacts across multiple industries and government, into context.

Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO. Now the $4 Trillion company is turning to an insider (Inc.)

VIDEO: Inside the affair that led to Jensen Huang’s downfall as Nvidia CEO (WIRED)

A timeline of Jensen Huang’s affairs that upended Nvidia (New York Times)
What is AI Compute? Why Nvidia is betting billions on what it’s worth (Forbes)

News Quiz

Have you kept up with Santa Barbara News-press this week? Let’s see!

Santa Barbara approved new rules for what industry this week?

A) Street vendors
B) Street performers
C) Uber drivers
D) Massage therapists

Reply first with the correct answer to earn a shoutout in tomorrow’s newsletter.

This day in history

My friend and former colleague Rob Kuznia was apparently on the Veterans Day beat 21 years ago today. Kuznia put some time into this story, with some strong reporting and storytelling.

I worked with Kuznia and the News-Press 21 years ago, and later hired him at Hispanic Business Magazine, where him, I and our friend Jeremy Nisen had a lot of fun telling the stories of Hispanic entrepreneurs. Kuznia and reporters Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci went on to win a Pulitzer Prize together while working for the Daily Breeze, covering an education scandal. Great writing starts with great reporting, and Kuznia showed it in this Veterans Day piece.

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