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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

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

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

US-China relations

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

17 May 2025 - 10:27PMvideocam

Donald Trump

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

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

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

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori have been married for 40 years. Photo: Oregon State University/Facebook

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

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

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

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is working to preserve his company’s business in the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: Reuters

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

Nvidia president and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at a forum in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO urges Trump to change rules for AI chip exports

Jensen Huang also cautions that China is growing into a formidable rival in technology, singling out Huawei.

1 May 2025 - 9:47AM

Semiconductors

Nvidia denies China joint venture report after Jensen Huang’s whirlwind visit

The denial of joint venture plans comes as the US chip giant is trying to navigate its way through an intensifying US-China tech war.

29 Apr 2025 - 10:41PM

Semiconductors

Tencent, Alibaba buy Nvidia GPUs from ByteDance stockpile, report says

ByteDance’s rivals are acquiring some of its US$13.7 billion worth of Nvidia’s H20 chips, which are now barred from export to China.

29 Apr 2025 - 10:36AM

Nvidia’s graphics processing units have become a hot commodity in China as US restrictions on the technology increase. Photo: Nvidia

Millionaires and billionaires

8 of the richest Chinese-Americans in 2025 – net worths, ranked

From humble beginnings to emerging as industry leaders, these billionaires achieved the American dream after their early struggles – one even had his US visa application rejected eight times.

25 Apr 2025 - 4:00AM

(From left) Billionaires Jensen Huang, Jerry Yang and Chen Tianqiao are among the world’s wealthiest Chinese-Americans. Photos: Reuters; EPA; Handout

DeepSeek

DeepSeek on recruitment drive as start-up remains tight-lipped on new AI model

This marks the first time DeepSeek has published product-related job openings, as it has largely focused on fundamental AI model research.

24 Apr 2025 - 10:42PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang lobbies Japan to boost power generation for AI

‘The country needs to build new infrastructure,’ Huang says.

22 Apr 2025 - 2:11PMvideocam

US-China trade war

As trade war heats up, China’s premier wants focus on positive expectations

Li Qiang tells State Council study session in Beijing that market economy is ‘largely an expectation economy’.

18 Apr 2025 - 6:15PM

Cars await export at the port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Opinion | Why second Trump administration is going easy on the China-bashing

Lessons from past policies and proximity to business leaders are likely to have shifted the US president’s otherwise bellicose tone.

11 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

IPO

China fresh-tea brand Chagee follows Mixue, Guming in IPO rush

Company receives approval for Nasdaq or NYSE listing after Beijing’s pledge to help more mainland companies raise funds.

7 Mar 2025 - 2:45PM

DeepSeek

China’s science fund calls for more research after studying DeepSeek models

More than 10 experts from the country’s best universities attended the seminar, which was held in Beijing on February 20.

3 Mar 2025 - 11:38PM

This illustration photograph taken January 29, 2025 shows screens displaying the logos of DeepSeek and OpenAI. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia results beat expectations despite DeepSeek’s breakthrough

Orders for Nvidia’s new Blackwell chips are ‘amazing’, CEO Jensen Huang says.

27 Feb 2025 - 10:01AM

US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO concludes whirlwind Taiwan tour after key meetings

Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way.

21 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Huang thanks China staff for loyalty amid US chip curbs

The American entrepreneur touted Nvidia’s contribution to China’s modernisation on a trip to Beijing.

20 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:30PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the opening ceremony of a plant of Siliconware Precision Industries in Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

14 Jan 2025 - 2:24PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Tech war: China advocates use of local AI chips over those from Nvidia

AI chip users on the mainland have been informally advised to prioritise local alternatives, including those from Huawei, sources say.

7 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM

Semiconductors

Nvidia said to prepare a version of new Blackwell AI chip for China market

Shipments of Nvidia’s ‘B20’ artificial intelligence chip are said to start in the second quarter of 2025.

22 Jul 2024 - 10:24PM

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