Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned in Washington that America cannot win the global AI race by isolating China, urging the Trump administration to balance national security with global access as Nvidia builds U.

By Stephen Nellis and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang kicked off a keynote address in the U.S. capital on Tuesday with investors eagerly looking for clarity on what chips the artificial intelligence leader will be able to sell to the vast Chinese market.

Nvidia, already the world leader in chips crucial for artificial intelligence, wants to make its technology central to everyday life.

Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion. The ravenous appetite for the Silicon Valley company’s chips is the main reason that the company’s stock price has increased so rapidly since early 2023.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered his first keynote at the Washington, D.C., iteration of the GTC developer conference, highlighting the deepening relationship between the world’s leading chip maker and the U.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday (October 28) that the artificial intelligence chip leader will build seven new supercomputers for the U.S. Department of Energy, and also thanked the Trump administration for focusing on technology.

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