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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

The Trump administration has approved the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chip to China. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China trade war

US government approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

Trump administration on Tuesday gave the green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips.

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Tesla

Nvidia, Tesla chase same self-driving goal via different paths

11 Jan 2026 - 2:21PM

US-China relations

Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official

9 Jan 2026 - 2:36PMvideocam

Semiconductors

China semiconductor expert suggests vigilance in buying Nvidia’s H200 AI chips

The US has an inconsistent stance on advanced chips, alternating between limited easing and renewed pressure, Wei Shaojun says.

8 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on January 6, 2026. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Meta-Manus probe shows risks to China’s AI boom

A review of Facebook owner Meta’s plan to buy AI agent Manus and a reported move to deter imports of Nvidia H200 chips show that China is moving to shore up both ends of its AI ecosystem amid US competition.

8 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Lenovo unveils new AI agent, Nvidia tie-up in glitzy show at CES 2026

The AI agent forms part of Lenovo’s ‘hybrid AI’ strategy that targets both consumer and enterprise markets.

8 Jan 2026 - 11:12AM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang credits DeepSeek with accelerating open-source AI shift

DeepSeek turbocharged open-source AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says, as he rolls out next-gen Rubin hardware at CES.

6 Jan 2026 - 2:59PM

Huang said open-source models were rapidly closing the performance gap with the world’s leading “frontier” models. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Huang says next generation of chips is in full production

To get the new performance, Huang said the Rubin chips use a proprietary kind of data that the company hopes the industry ‍will adopt.

6 Jan 2026 - 10:51AM

Robotics

China’s humanoid robot makers, Hong Kong start-ups set to dazzle CES 2026

Nearly a dozen Chinese humanoid robot makers are expected at the trade show, while Hong Kong sends its largest-ever delegation.

5 Jan 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

IPO

Biren surges, China military drills, CES technology show

This week: Biren Technology jumps on Hong Kong debut, PLA holds drills off Taiwan and factory activity returns to expansion. Next week: Chinese tech firms at CES, December CPI release, HSBC-Hang Seng Bank buyout vote, and more.

2 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM

Nvidia

Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licences

Democrats ‌Elizabeth Warren and Gregory Meeks also asked for an assessment of the military potential of the AI chips approved for export.

23 Dec 2025 - 3:44AM

Year in Review

10 most read Daily Pulse briefings of 2025

SCMP Plus looks back at the year’s 10 most popular Daily Pulse bulletins, covering China issues related to diplomacy, trade and economics.

22 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s shock rise, China’s robot boot camps: 7 AI breakthroughs in 2025

From DeepSeek sending shock waves through tech market to China’s robot boot camps, here are some of the major AI developments of the year.

22 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM

US-China trade war

Editorial | Export curbs or not, Trump’s America can’t slow China’s tech surge

US debate over how to contain China’s tech development is irrelevant as Chinese domestic industry development has already taken full flight.

18 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

US President Donald Trump (left) shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House in Washington on April 30. Photo: Getty Images

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | China still needs Nvidia’s advanced AI chips – but for how long?

Beijing seems determined to take up the challenge of building most parts of the AI supply chain domestically.

17 Dec 2025 - 5:12PMvideocam

An employee works at a semiconductor wafer workshop in Chongqing on August 24, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

United States

‘Architects of AI’ named Time’s 2025 Person of the Year

Time’s Person of the Year highlights how AI reshaped our world. Donald Trump was named 2024 honoree, succeeding 2023 winner Taylor Swift.

11 Dec 2025 - 11:14PM

Artificial intelligence

AI’s US$400 billion problem: Are chips getting old too fast?

Before the AI wave unleashed by ChatGPT, cloud computing giants typically assumed that their chips and servers would last about six years.

11 Dec 2025 - 11:46AM

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft makes US$17.5 billion pledge for AI cloud in India

The country of 1.45 billion people is increasingly drawing the attention of AI power brokers as a market and a source of talent and data.

10 Dec 2025 - 12:03PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (left) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Microsoft via AP

Semiconductors

China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say

Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.

9 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

US-China tech war

China may find Nvidia H200 chips too good to refuse

Beijing snubbed Nvidia’s H20 chip earlier in the year as China works towards self-sufficiency in technology. Rejecting the vastly more powerful H200 may be harder to do.

9 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM

US-China relations

Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China

The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.

9 Dec 2025 - 7:59AMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington in October. US President Donald Trump says he will allow the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to China. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

Vast pool of engineering talent seen as a potent driving force for country’s challenge to US tech supremacy.

5 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM

Nvidia’s H20 AI chip was designed for the China market. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday.

16 Dec 2025 - 3:54PM

US-China relations

Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips

He says he and the US president discussed export controls before he met lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee.

4 Dec 2025 - 6:26AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Nvidia has been pushing to sign up other chip firms to adopt its NVLink technology, with Intel, Qualcomm and now AWS on board.

3 Dec 2025 - 11:05AM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia takes US$2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates

Nvidia’s flurry of investments has raised concerns that it is paying customers to buy its chips.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:23AM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2025. Photo: AFP

Taiwan

Hong Kong fire, Trump calls in Japan-China row, Macron visit

This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:54PM

US-China relations

Trump team considering selling Nvidia H200 chips to China, insiders say

While still in the early stages, the talks mark a big departure from the administration’s public stance on semiconductor export controls.

22 Nov 2025 - 1:39PMvideocam

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Jensen Huang

US government approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

Trump administration on Tuesday gave the green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips.

Nvidia, Tesla chase same self-driving goal via different paths

Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official

China semiconductor expert suggests vigilance in buying Nvidia’s H200 AI chips

The US has an inconsistent stance on advanced chips, alternating between limited easing and renewed pressure, Wei Shaojun says.

Meta-Manus probe shows risks to China’s AI boom

A review of Facebook owner Meta’s plan to buy AI agent Manus and a reported move to deter imports of Nvidia H200 chips show that China is moving to shore up both ends of its AI ecosystem amid US competition.

Lenovo unveils new AI agent, Nvidia tie-up in glitzy show at CES 2026

The AI agent forms part of Lenovo’s ‘hybrid AI’ strategy that targets both consumer and enterprise markets.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang credits DeepSeek with accelerating open-source AI shift

DeepSeek turbocharged open-source AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says, as he rolls out next-gen Rubin hardware at CES.

Nvidia CEO Huang says next generation of chips is in full production

To get the new performance, Huang said the Rubin chips use a proprietary kind of data that the company hopes the industry ‍will adopt.

China’s humanoid robot makers, Hong Kong start-ups set to dazzle CES 2026

Nearly a dozen Chinese humanoid robot makers are expected at the trade show, while Hong Kong sends its largest-ever delegation.

Biren surges, China military drills, CES technology show

This week: Biren Technology jumps on Hong Kong debut, PLA holds drills off Taiwan and factory activity returns to expansion. Next week: Chinese tech firms at CES, December CPI release, HSBC-Hang Seng Bank buyout vote, and more.

Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licences

Democrats ‌Elizabeth Warren and Gregory Meeks also asked for an assessment of the military potential of the AI chips approved for export.

10 most read Daily Pulse briefings of 2025

SCMP Plus looks back at the year’s 10 most popular Daily Pulse bulletins, covering China issues related to diplomacy, trade and economics.

DeepSeek’s shock rise, China’s robot boot camps: 7 AI breakthroughs in 2025

From DeepSeek sending shock waves through tech market to China’s robot boot camps, here are some of the major AI developments of the year.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Editorial | Export curbs or not, Trump’s America can’t slow China’s tech surge

US debate over how to contain China’s tech development is irrelevant as Chinese domestic industry development has already taken full flight.

Opinion | China still needs Nvidia’s advanced AI chips – but for how long?

Beijing seems determined to take up the challenge of building most parts of the AI supply chain domestically.

‘Architects of AI’ named Time’s 2025 Person of the Year

Time’s Person of the Year highlights how AI reshaped our world. Donald Trump was named 2024 honoree, succeeding 2023 winner Taylor Swift.

AI’s US$400 billion problem: Are chips getting old too fast?

Before the AI wave unleashed by ChatGPT, cloud computing giants typically assumed that their chips and servers would last about six years.

Microsoft makes US$17.5 billion pledge for AI cloud in India

The country of 1.45 billion people is increasingly drawing the attention of AI power brokers as a market and a source of talent and data.

China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say

Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.

China may find Nvidia H200 chips too good to refuse

Beijing snubbed Nvidia’s H20 chip earlier in the year as China works towards self-sufficiency in technology. Rejecting the vastly more powerful H200 may be harder to do.

Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China

The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.

As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

Vast pool of engineering talent seen as a potent driving force for country’s challenge to US tech supremacy.

China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday.

Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips

He says he and the US president discussed export controls before he met lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee.

Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Nvidia has been pushing to sign up other chip firms to adopt its NVLink technology, with Intel, Qualcomm and now AWS on board.

Nvidia takes US$2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates

Nvidia’s flurry of investments has raised concerns that it is paying customers to buy its chips.

Hong Kong fire, Trump calls in Japan-China row, Macron visit

This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.

Trump team considering selling Nvidia H200 chips to China, insiders say

While still in the early stages, the talks mark a big departure from the administration’s public stance on semiconductor export controls.

Editorial | Export curbs or not, Trump’s America can’t slow China’s tech surge