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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

Howard Lutnick testifies at a Senate hearing on the 2027 budget in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

Zero H200 chips sold to China ‘as of today’, Lutnick tells US lawmakers

Commerce chief says Beijing is prioritising its own semiconductor industry when asked whether selling US chips would aid Chinese military.

23 Apr 2026 - 9:18AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic’s Mythos is stoking cybersecurity fears. What does it mean for China?

22 Apr 2026 - 4:16PM

US-China tech war

‘Horrible’ for US if DeepSeek AI models run on Huawei chips: Nvidia CEO

17 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

China technology

Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy.

15 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

A lobster-shaped pendant at an OpenClaw event in Beijing on March 22. At a time when AI agent platforms like OpenClaw are taking China by storm, the Chinese government has proposed a new unit of account for the intelligent era. Photo: Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

What is Yuanjie, the Chinese chipmaker whose share price has soared nearly 900%?

Yuanjie’s rise underscores how China’s optical chip firms are riding the AI infrastructure boom, with data centre demand driving growth.

30 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics in boost supply chain dominance

Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture ‘eyes and muscles’ for robots, creating a new growth engine.

31 Mar 2026 - 8:25PM

United States

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

25 Mar 2026 - 11:32PM

US President Donald Trump (right) appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left), Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh ‌in on AI policy and other issues. Photo: AP

Science

China names AI tokens after the yuan. Should US worry for the dollar?

China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.

25 Mar 2026 - 9:51PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

What is ‘tokenomics’ and how would China gain the edge in an AI era?

As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge.

23 Mar 2026 - 10:44AM

Robotics

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

China’s microelectronics, motors, rare earth and magnets – which are foundational to robotics – are the world’s best, says Huang.

21 Mar 2026 - 6:18PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the company’s global AI conference in San Jose, California, March 17, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Nvidia restarts H200 AI chip production as China allows sales

Chinese AI developers will snap up Nvidia H200 chips, as the government pushes the development of domestic alternatives.

18 Mar 2026 - 5:01PM

Nvidia

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

18 Mar 2026 - 6:31AM

Semiconductors

Can Nvidia’s inference push at GTC help or hinder China’s catch-up efforts?

Nvidia’s Groq 3 LPU chip widens the AI gap with China, but offers Chinese firms niche inference market opportunities, analysts say.

17 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM

Artificial intelligence

OpenClaw fever: why is China rushing to ‘raise a lobster’?

Chinese consumers are using OpenClaw for everything from stock picking and report writing to slide decks, emails and coding.

13 Mar 2026 - 2:32PMvideocam

OpenClaw has been dubbed “raise the lobster” by Chinese consumers. Photo: Shutterstock

Semiconductors

US considers capping Nvidia H200 sales at 75,000 per Chinese customer

Shares of Nvidia slipped in late trading on the news, falling almost 1 per cent to a low of US$181.

3 Mar 2026 - 7:45AMvideocam

The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Photo: EPA

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia reports record earnings quarter as China’s H200 sales freeze persists

Nvidia warns China market for powerful GPU remains uncertain, even as data centre revenue surges to new highs.

26 Feb 2026 - 10:21AM

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | In the age of AI, we must learn to act before the future is clear

Many questions about AI, from the outcome of the AI race to speculation about an AI bubble, need more time to be answered. Uncertainty is the new normal.

13 Feb 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch

Taiwan trip highlights supply chain strains, with Huang saying Nvidia alone could potentially require TSMC to more than double its capacity.

1 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM

TSMC is doing an incredible job, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, who is seen with TSMC CEO C C Wei in Taiwan. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts

The two firms’ actions are poised to further intensify the global AI arms race.

30 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply

Jensen Huang’s expansion plan highlights Silicon Valley chip designer’s reliance on TSMC as AI demand accelerates.

29 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM

Trending in China

Why tech billionaires enjoy rock star treatment in China compared to the US

From personal foibles to that particular look or ability to charm, the business success of global moguls can rest on setting a narrative.

29 Jan 2026 - 2:13PM

We explain why tech billionaires enjoy rock star treatment in China, and why their warm reception in China is often stronger than in the US. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

Semiconductors

Beijing weighs H200 imports amid uncertainty for China tech giants

More than 400,000 H200 chips reportedly approved for ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent as China balances AI needs with tech self-reliance push.

29 Jan 2026 - 7:27PM

The first batch of Nvidia chip shipments is expected to go to China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: Shutterstock

Semiconductors

Iluvatar CoreX targets Nvidia’s Rubin with GPU road map amid China chip push

Chinese chip designer outlines a multi-year GPU plan to outperform Nvidia’s next-generation Rubin platform within two years.

27 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM

Trending in China

‘Who’s he?’ China vendor unfazed after receiving lai see from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

‘AI Godfather’ impresses shoppers with his ‘kind, friendly’ manner; distributes oranges he bought to happy company staff.

27 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Jensen Huang celebrates Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in Shanghai

CEO of world’s most valuable company receives rock-star welcome as Beijing appears ready to allow imports of the H200 GPU to resume.

25 Jan 2026 - 2:22PM

Jensen Huang hands out tangerines at Nvidia’s annual Lunar New Year celebration in Shanghai on January 24, 2026. Photo: Handout

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO tours Shanghai amid fresh signs of China thaw

Huang’s Lunar New Year trip comes as the H200 AI chip faces US export rules and an uncertain China import stance.

24 Jan 2026 - 3:42PM

A photo circulating on social media shows Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touring a grocery market in Shanghai. Photo: RedNote

Donald Trump

‘Never been more relevant’: did Trump make Davos great again?

The Trump administration brought its ‘America First’ agenda to Davos, challenging the summit’s status quo while drawing record crowds of elites.

23 Jan 2026 - 8:42PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Chinese tech giants face dilemma as Nvidia’s H200 chips are held at the border

With firms waiting for import approval from Beijing, one reseller said finding H200 chips has gotten harder – even on the black market.

22 Jan 2026 - 3:49PM

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Jensen Huang

Zero H200 chips sold to China ‘as of today’, Lutnick tells US lawmakers

Commerce chief says Beijing is prioritising its own semiconductor industry when asked whether selling US chips would aid Chinese military.

Anthropic’s Mythos is stoking cybersecurity fears. What does it mean for China?

‘Horrible’ for US if DeepSeek AI models run on Huawei chips: Nvidia CEO

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy.

What is Yuanjie, the Chinese chipmaker whose share price has soared nearly 900%?

Yuanjie’s rise underscores how China’s optical chip firms are riding the AI infrastructure boom, with data centre demand driving growth.

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics in boost supply chain dominance

Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture ‘eyes and muscles’ for robots, creating a new growth engine.

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

China names AI tokens after the yuan. Should US worry for the dollar?

China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.

What is ‘tokenomics’ and how would China gain the edge in an AI era?

As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge.

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

China’s microelectronics, motors, rare earth and magnets – which are foundational to robotics – are the world’s best, says Huang.

Nvidia restarts H200 AI chip production as China allows sales

Chinese AI developers will snap up Nvidia H200 chips, as the government pushes the development of domestic alternatives.

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

Can Nvidia’s inference push at GTC help or hinder China’s catch-up efforts?

Nvidia’s Groq 3 LPU chip widens the AI gap with China, but offers Chinese firms niche inference market opportunities, analysts say.

OpenClaw fever: why is China rushing to ‘raise a lobster’?

Chinese consumers are using OpenClaw for everything from stock picking and report writing to slide decks, emails and coding.

US considers capping Nvidia H200 sales at 75,000 per Chinese customer

Shares of Nvidia slipped in late trading on the news, falling almost 1 per cent to a low of US$181.

Nvidia reports record earnings quarter as China’s H200 sales freeze persists

Nvidia warns China market for powerful GPU remains uncertain, even as data centre revenue surges to new highs.

Opinion | In the age of AI, we must learn to act before the future is clear

Many questions about AI, from the outcome of the AI race to speculation about an AI bubble, need more time to be answered. Uncertainty is the new normal.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch

Taiwan trip highlights supply chain strains, with Huang saying Nvidia alone could potentially require TSMC to more than double its capacity.

China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts

The two firms’ actions are poised to further intensify the global AI arms race.

Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply

Jensen Huang’s expansion plan highlights Silicon Valley chip designer’s reliance on TSMC as AI demand accelerates.

Why tech billionaires enjoy rock star treatment in China compared to the US

From personal foibles to that particular look or ability to charm, the business success of global moguls can rest on setting a narrative.

Beijing weighs H200 imports amid uncertainty for China tech giants

More than 400,000 H200 chips reportedly approved for ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent as China balances AI needs with tech self-reliance push.

Iluvatar CoreX targets Nvidia’s Rubin with GPU road map amid China chip push

Chinese chip designer outlines a multi-year GPU plan to outperform Nvidia’s next-generation Rubin platform within two years.

‘Who’s he?’ China vendor unfazed after receiving lai see from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

‘AI Godfather’ impresses shoppers with his ‘kind, friendly’ manner; distributes oranges he bought to happy company staff.

Jensen Huang celebrates Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in Shanghai

CEO of world’s most valuable company receives rock-star welcome as Beijing appears ready to allow imports of the H200 GPU to resume.

Nvidia CEO tours Shanghai amid fresh signs of China thaw

Huang’s Lunar New Year trip comes as the H200 AI chip faces US export rules and an uncertain China import stance.

‘Never been more relevant’: did Trump make Davos great again?

The Trump administration brought its ‘America First’ agenda to Davos, challenging the summit’s status quo while drawing record crowds of elites.

Chinese tech giants face dilemma as Nvidia’s H200 chips are held at the border

With firms waiting for import approval from Beijing, one reseller said finding H200 chips has gotten harder – even on the black market.

Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard