Good morning. Here’s what happened in tech since yesterday’s briefing.

1. Nvidia’s board is reportedly preparing to oust Jensen Huang

The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that Nvidia’s board is preparing to remove co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who has run the company for 33 years, and that directors could meet as soon as Wednesday to decide his future, as TechCrunch summarized. Earlier the same day, The New York Times reported a second alleged affair, this one with a senior Nvidia executive who reports to Huang; Nvidia and Huang haven’t confirmed it, TechCrunch notes. Nvidia shares fell about 8% in after-hours trading. The board opened an independent investigation on Sunday after Huang admitted an affair with a woman U.S. officials reportedly believe is a Chinese intelligence asset, which China denies, The Globe and Mail reports.

Why it matters: Nvidia makes the chips that most of the world’s AI runs on, and Huang has been its only CEO. Nothing is official yet, and Nvidia hadn’t responded to requests for comment. Our earlier story has the background.

The three TV providers have filed a complaint with the CRTC over Sportsnet making Monday Night Hockey a Sportsnet+ exclusive. They call it “anti-competitive”: their customers have to subscribe to Rogers directly and pay $12.99 a month, while Rogers TV customers get the games at no extra cost. They argue it breaks a condition of the Rogers-Shaw merger approval that bars exclusive or preferential distribution deals. Sportsnet told MobileSyrup that every TV provider can offer the content, but “so far have chosen not to.”

Why it matters: If you watch hockey through a provider other than Rogers, Monday games currently cost extra. The CRTC’s answer will also signal how far Rogers, which now fully owns MLSE and the Blue Jays, can move big sports content off regular TV channels. Read the full story

3. TSMC will put up to US$1 billion into Anthropic and OpenAI

TSMC’s board approved investments of up to US$500 million (about $705 million CAD) in each company: Anthropic shares at its IPO price, and preferred stock in OpenAI. It also approved up to US$500 million for a new company to invest in the semiconductor industry. MacRumors flagged the announcement, which came alongside TSMC’s third-quarter results.

Why it matters: The company that manufactures chips for Apple, Nvidia and nearly everyone else is now taking stakes in the AI labs whose demand keeps its factories full. It’s another sign of how tightly the AI money is looping between chipmakers and model makers.

4. A second giant data centre is planned for northern Alberta, next to Meta’s

A company linked to Pembina Pipeline bought 134 acres in Sturgeon County, Alta., last month, and grid filings describe a proposed data centre called Lynx of up to 3.6 gigawatts, The Logic reports in an exclusive. That’s more than three times the size of Meta’s 1-gigawatt campus nearby, which Pembina is already building power for. Filings show two gas-fired plants aimed at a June 2031 start.

Why it matters: Developers have asked Alberta’s grid operator for more than 27 gigawatts of connections, more than twice the province’s record peak demand, according to The Logic. Alberta has temporarily capped grid access and is expected to bring in data-centre legislation soon, so which projects get power is about to become a political decision.

5. Koodo now lets you pay off a phone over 36 months, with interest

Koodo has added financing through U.S.-based lender Glow, which spreads an eligible phone’s cost over 36 monthly payments with no down payment, iPhone in Canada reports. It isn’t interest-free: MobileSyrup reports an APR “as low as 0.99 per cent” depending on a credit check. It’s online only, for postpaid plans, and you get two bills: one from Koodo for service and one from Glow for the phone. The loan keeps running even if your Koodo service is suspended.

Why it matters: Three years lowers the monthly cost but adds interest, a hard credit check and a separate loan with a third party. For comparison, the Wireless Code makes early cancellation fees on a subsidized phone fall to $0 by month 24. Koodo’s owner Telus has asked the CRTC to allow four-year phone financing ahead of the code review hearing that starts November 30.

6. Ecobee is ending smart features on its Switch+ light switch

The Toronto-based, now American-owned, smart home company will switch off app control, Alexa and third-party integrations for the Switch+ on March 2, 2027, MobileSyrup reports. It’ll keep working as a regular switch, and Apple Home control continues as long as Apple supports it. Canadian owners can claim a $35 Visa or Mastercard gift card for each installed Switch+ by June 30, 2027; anyone who bought one on or after March 2, 2026 can file a warranty claim instead.

Why it matters: If you have one, set up Smart On, Smart Off and Nightlight before March 2, and don’t factory reset it afterward, or those features stop. The Switch+ sold for about $118, so $35 is partial compensation at best.

7. Fresh Prep is buying Goodfood out of creditor protection

Vancouver’s Fresh Prep is acquiring Montreal meal kit company Goodfood in a court-approved sale expected to close Friday, BetaKit reports. The price wasn’t disclosed. Fresh Prep will take on about 30,000 active Goodfood customers, hire some of its staff and expand into Saskatchewan. Goodfood sought creditor protection in August after a 21% drop in net sales.

Why it matters: It’s one of Canada’s best-known meal kit brands finding a buyer instead of shutting down. Fresh Prep, which calls itself the country’s largest Canadian-owned meal delivery company, gets a big customer base in one move.

One more thing

Firefox’s built-in free VPN normally caps you at 50 GB a month, but Mozilla has lifted the limit for Canadian users until January 31, 2027, iPhone in Canada reports. It works on desktop (Firefox 149 or later) and Android with a Mozilla account, and it only covers traffic in the browser, not your whole device.

That’s the briefing. See you tomorrow morning.