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Nvidia

Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

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China just beat Nvidia on a global robotics ranking. Is a new tech war brewing?

Spirit AI says its foundation model for embodied intelligence is the first from China to top the RoboArena global leaderboard.

Trump looks to balance ‘lead over China’ and national security with AI order

‘Terrified!’: Chinese man spends US$28 to look like Jensen Huang, gets big following

Senators blast Trump over export of AI chips to overseas units of Chinese firms

Elizabeth Warren called on the commerce secretary to testify on the issue amid concerns over fuelling China’s military capabilities.

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People’s Daily says China and US should work together to advance the development and governance of artificial intelligence.

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Editorial | US pressure has only helped make China’s tech giants stronger

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This comes a day after the US unveiled plans to take US$2 billion in equity stakes across nine quantum-computing companies.

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These machines are set to complement humans in the workplace, but safety should be a priority for their deployment, analysts say.

Nvidia’s H200 sales prospects in China remain uncertain despite Huang visit

US chip giant reports 85 per cent year-on-year rise in quarterly revenue amid surge in AI demand, but no revenue from H200 sales in China.

Jensen Huang’s China noodle shop visit prompts launch of ‘leather jacket’ set meal

Nvidia boss wolfs down signature noodle dish as crowds throng eatery; stops short of finishing cup of popular but ‘pungent’ fermented soy drink.

Tiny capacitors are the latest AI-driven investor darling

Artificial intelligence boom is triggering a surge in demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors, report says.

House foreign affairs chair warns AI sales to China could make America a ‘loser’

Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry.

AMD meeting with China’s vice-premier raises optimism on US AI chips

‘Relatively advanced’ chips to start entering China in second half, as US is ‘pulling back’ on tariff war and tech decoupling, analysts say.

Does China’s rapid chipmaking expansion threaten the global AI memory chip boom?

Rising Chinese output and shifting investment patterns may weigh on the semiconductor sector’s outlook, Samsung adviser says.

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