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Jensen Huang

The latest news on Jensen Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA, including American business news and updates.

Born

17 Feb 1963

Industry

Technology, Business

Job Title

Founder, president and CEO of Nvidia

Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot, crosses the finish line first during the E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, in Beijing, on April 19. Photo: Reuters

Technology

Opinion | Who will win the AI contest of the century?

While the US and China appear to be in a two-horse race, no country can afford to ignore AI development and adoption.

6 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Xiaomi

Xiaomi founder stays on as honorary chairman at Chinese software firm

5 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

US-China relations

Opinion | US-China trade war goes nuclear with Trump’s chip software ban

4 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia builds new AI chip for China with computing cluster capabilities: report

Company plans to produce more than 1 million units of its new China-tailored B30 chip this year, according to The Information.

2 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM

Nvidia is expected to introduce its latest China-tailored graphics processing unit in July. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China relations

Editorial | Smart money in US still bets on Beijing

From banking giants to tech behemoths, American firms are a step ahead of Washington politicians when it comes to understanding the value of China.

2 Jun 2025 - 6:30AM

China technology

My Take | Springtime for China’s engineers and scientists. In US, not so much

As the chip war rages, Chinese firms and institutes have had a boost in state support while their counterparts face crackdowns and restrictions.

1 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM

Taiwan economy

Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo

As Trump threatens to reinstate high tariffs on Taiwan, tech-sector exporters reliant on the US market fear the worst.

31 May 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

People attend Computex 2025 at Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei on May 20, 2025. Photo: AFP

Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.

29 May 2025 - 8:00PM

Nvidia

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

29 May 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Though still low, Hong Kong’s jobless rate rise can’t be taken lightly

Readers discuss the challenges presented by AI and other tech advances, what SMEs can do to minimise tariff pain, and the decision to cut training hours for medical laboratory technologists.

23 May 2025 - 11:30AM

Commuters cross Queen’s Road Central in Hong Kong’s Central district in October last year. AI advancements present opportunities for increased efficiency, but also risks of job displacement, and there is a need to upskill workers so they can keep up. Photo: Dickson Lee

US-China trade war

Trump changed Biden’s AI chip rules. What now, will it affect China trade talks?

In tech supremacy battle, Trump undoes Biden-era rule, prompting warning that controls over Chinese chips may make their ecosystem stronger.

22 May 2025 - 10:14PMvideocam

The US last week rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule laid out by the Biden administration, two days before the policy was set to enter effect. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek 2.0? Shanghai quant fund claims AI training breakthrough

Goku says in a paper submitted to the ‘AI Olympics’ that its training method is superior to those adopted by DeepSeek, OpenAI.

22 May 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO blasts US AI chip restrictions on China as a ‘failure’

‘Power is quite cost-effective in China. And there’s plenty of land. And so the ban on H20 is not effective,’ Jensen Huang told reporters at Computex.

21 May 2025 - 4:13PMvideocam

US-China trade war

China vows to use anti-sanctions law if US ban on Huawei chips enforced

As Washington’s new guidelines target the Chinese tech giant, Beijing warns it will closely monitor entities that help enforce the embargo.

21 May 2025 - 5:36PMvideocam

Huawei is at the centre of the China-US tech war, with Washington’s latest sanctions on the tech giant’s chips only the latest in a series of measures targeting the firm in recent years. Photo: Shuttershock

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’

Huang said AI was a ‘full-stack thing’, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was ‘nonsensical’.

20 May 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Photo: AP

Xiaomi

Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says

Lei said Xiaomi has allocated US$6.9 billion for semiconductor development in China over a 10-year period.

22 May 2025 - 2:41PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech

In his keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Jensen Huang said Nvidia secured a lease for a new property and is partnering with local firms, including Foxconn.

19 May 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s two-ton AI systems not easily smuggled to China, CEO says

Huang spoke after joining a US delegation to the Middle East led by President Donald Trump, lauding the opening up of trade of Nvidia’s hardware.

17 May 2025 - 5:13PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacts with the media and supporters outside a restaurant in Taipei on May 16. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Senior US Democrat slams ‘horrible’ reversal of AI rule as helping China

Trump administration’s move to rescind Biden-era prohibitions said to enable Saudi Arabia, UAE to make advanced chips ‘available’ to Beijing.

17 May 2025 - 10:27PMvideocam

Donald Trump

UAE to build biggest AI campus outside US, bypassing past China worries

Deal is a major win for the UAE, which has been trying to balance its relations with ally US and largest trading partner China.

16 May 2025 - 1:54PM

Semiconductors

Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips

Huawei’s significance in China’s AI sector stems from its ability to produce advanced chips that rival Nvidia’s in performance.

15 May 2025 - 8:00AM

China trade

China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

15 May 2025 - 1:53PMvideocam

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a package of investments from Chinese firms in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

Nvidia’s consumer graphics cards see price hikes in China after H20 sales ban

The RTX 5090D GPU has been especially popular in the country, with prices rising more than 10 per cent in the past month.

14 May 2025 - 9:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is billionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s long-time wife Lori?

Jensen Huang may be one of the richest men in the world, but he is also thought to be one of America’s biggest tax dodgers – here’s what you need to know about his wife Lori, who shares his fortune.

12 May 2025 - 6:00AM

Technology

Opinion | Beware the hubris of an AI narrative centred on the US and China

It would be a mistake to neglect the agency of states, multinational organisations and powerful firms not fully aligned with either side.

12 May 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing executive orders, including on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House on April 23. Photo: EPA-EFE

Semiconductors

Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources

Chinese customers have been notified by Nvidia that it aims to release the downgraded version of the H20 chip in July, sources say.

9 May 2025 - 1:59PMvideocam

China accounted for US$17 billion in revenue, or 13 per cent of Nvidia’s total sales, in the firm’s financial year ended January 26. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

For Nvidia, losing China’s AI market would be ‘tremendous loss’, CEO says

China’s AI market is likely to grow to US$50 billion in the next two to three years, Huang told US broadcaster CNBC.

7 May 2025 - 2:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia raises concerns about Huawei’s growing AI chip capabilities

US export restrictions on Nvidia’s chips to China could make Huawei’s chips more competitive, CEO Jensen Huang says.

2 May 2025 - 10:00AM

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