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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

President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. Photo: Kyodo

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Why China’s top AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summit

Beijing has not officially announced details of the delegation, but the leaders of DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are absent from the reported list.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

First ladies step forward as Trump lays on rare honours for Xi

22 Sep 2026 - 12:19AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

A world of difference in 10 days: the changing course of AI

19 Sep 2026 - 7:40PMvideocam

United States

Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website.

19 Sep 2026 - 12:02PM

Google Gemini logos are displayed on a smartphone and computer screen. Photo: TNS

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump, Melania to host Xi and Peng Liyuan for White House ‘double date’

Officials outline a two-couple White House state visit, confirming AI, rare earths and US car market access are on the agenda.

19 Sep 2026 - 8:33PM

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump says Xi state dinner is ‘a very tough ticket’ as guest list takes shape

US president says White House seats about 125 guests, while Chinese executives facing scrutiny in the US are considered for Xi’s delegation.

19 Sep 2026 - 7:10AMvideocam

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi to get what Trump didn’t in Beijing: a presidential airport welcome

US president will personally greet Chinese counterpart on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Washington when Xi lands next Wednesday.

18 Sep 2026 - 8:46AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping participates in a welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Photo: AP

United States

Unlikely allies Sanders and Bannon call for stronger AI oversight

Ideological adversaries warn of the dangers of artificial intelligence amid public concern over unregulated tech.

16 Sep 2026 - 3:06PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia says AGI is here. How are China’s top AI labs catching up?

A primer on what AGI means, where top Chinese AI developers stand, and how Chinese policymakers view the technology.

12 Sep 2026 - 11:00AM

Banking & finance

Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

It’s time to ask how much of the industry’s extraordinary growth is being financed by the same companies benefiting from it.

7 Sep 2026 - 9:27PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introducing Vera Rubin, a next-generation AI data centre platform, and Rubin Ultra, a next-generation AI GPU architecture, at a conference in San Jose, California, on March 16. He disagrees that Nvidia’s deals are circular. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

US-China AI agreement, G20 trade spat, inflation data

This week: The US and China both back limited AI regulation at G20 event, China blocks G20 communique criticising large trade surpluses, Xi visits Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. Next week: China factory-gate prices may rise for sixth month, August trade data may show further boom, SCMP holds Central Asia conference, and more.

4 Sep 2026 - 6:40PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Artificial intelligence

US tech chiefs Huang, Musk warn against AI curbs amid race with China

US tech leaders warn strict rules could blunt innovation and prevent the harnessing of economic gains from rapidly advancing AI.

3 Sep 2026 - 6:16PM

US-China trade war

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

2 Sep 2026 - 5:45AMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia ships first H200 chips to China, expects no data-centre computing revenue

AI chipmaker upbeat on global demand, saying it expects revenue to grow by about 70 per cent in 2028 financial year.

27 Aug 2026 - 8:03PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo last month. Photo: Reuters

Get to Know

Meet Madison Huang, daughter of multibillionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Before joining her father’s US$5.25 trillion tech giant, the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef worked at LVMH in Paris and studied AI at MIT.

21 Aug 2026 - 5:14PM

Madison Huang, daughter of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, joined her father's tech company in 2020. Photos: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre

Leading technology firms are increasingly tying ‌together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand.

18 Aug 2026 - 2:13AM

Robotics

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

17 Aug 2026 - 12:15PM

Trending in China

‘Shy’ Chinese Elon Musk lookalike chef draws crowds, prefers work over fame

Several individuals have approached Ma with business opportunities, but he chooses to prioritise his restaurant over live-streaming.

30 Jul 2026 - 2:06PM

A Chinese barbecue chef, strikingly resembling Elon Musk, has taken social media by storm, attracting eager customers for both delicious food and memorable photos. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

US-China trade war

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

29 Jul 2026 - 5:42AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

28 Jul 2026 - 3:17PM

US-China trade war

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PMvideocam

Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level green token factory

Project is expected to churn out 60 trillion tokens a year, driving the country’s AI clean-power ambitions forward.

19 Jul 2026 - 5:47PM

People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters

Japan

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang seals Japan robotics push after ‘yakitori summit’

Huang has shown his personable side by dining with business partners at local restaurants during his recent visits to other countries.

16 Jul 2026 - 4:52PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Game-changer? Why China is finally letting its AI firms buy the Nvidia H200

Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say.

9 Jul 2026 - 11:54PM

Robotics

Now hiring: Nvidia’s robotics team ramps up its China talent hunt

The US chip giant says it is recruiting for more than a dozen roles as it looks to move robots from research labs to real-world deployment.

30 Jun 2026 - 9:30PM

Visitors tour the Nvidia booth displaying humanoid robots at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. Photo: AP

Artificial intelligence

For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

27 Jun 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

China’s private sector

Why Chinese competition, not geopolitics, is the biggest test for foreign firms

Multinationals remain committed to the Chinese market despite pressures, analyst says, citing the actions of Apple and Nvidia as evidence.

25 Jun 2026 - 8:30PM

The Future of Marketing in Asia

Marketing guru Sorrell says AI will dismantle the old order

Industry legend maps out how AI will shrink creative teams, supercharge hyper-personalisation and turn media buying into an algorithmic science.

25 Jun 2026 - 6:45AM

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Jensen Huang

Why China’s top AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summit

Beijing has not officially announced details of the delegation, but the leaders of DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are absent from the reported list.

First ladies step forward as Trump lays on rare honours for Xi

A world of difference in 10 days: the changing course of AI

Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website.

Trump, Melania to host Xi and Peng Liyuan for White House ‘double date’

Officials outline a two-couple White House state visit, confirming AI, rare earths and US car market access are on the agenda.

Trump says Xi state dinner is ‘a very tough ticket’ as guest list takes shape

US president says White House seats about 125 guests, while Chinese executives facing scrutiny in the US are considered for Xi’s delegation.

Xi to get what Trump didn’t in Beijing: a presidential airport welcome

US president will personally greet Chinese counterpart on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Washington when Xi lands next Wednesday.

Unlikely allies Sanders and Bannon call for stronger AI oversight

Ideological adversaries warn of the dangers of artificial intelligence amid public concern over unregulated tech.

Nvidia says AGI is here. How are China’s top AI labs catching up?

A primer on what AGI means, where top Chinese AI developers stand, and how Chinese policymakers view the technology.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

It’s time to ask how much of the industry’s extraordinary growth is being financed by the same companies benefiting from it.

US-China AI agreement, G20 trade spat, inflation data

US tech chiefs Huang, Musk warn against AI curbs amid race with China

US tech leaders warn strict rules could blunt innovation and prevent the harnessing of economic gains from rapidly advancing AI.

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

Nvidia ships first H200 chips to China, expects no data-centre computing revenue

AI chipmaker upbeat on global demand, saying it expects revenue to grow by about 70 per cent in 2028 financial year.

Meet Madison Huang, daughter of multibillionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Before joining her father’s US$5.25 trillion tech giant, the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef worked at LVMH in Paris and studied AI at MIT.

Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre

Leading technology firms are increasingly tying ‌together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

‘Shy’ Chinese Elon Musk lookalike chef draws crowds, prefers work over fame

Several individuals have approached Ma with business opportunities, but he chooses to prioritise his restaurant over live-streaming.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level green token factory

Project is expected to churn out 60 trillion tokens a year, driving the country’s AI clean-power ambitions forward.

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang seals Japan robotics push after ‘yakitori summit’

Huang has shown his personable side by dining with business partners at local restaurants during his recent visits to other countries.

Game-changer? Why China is finally letting its AI firms buy the Nvidia H200

Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say.

Now hiring: Nvidia’s robotics team ramps up its China talent hunt

The US chip giant says it is recruiting for more than a dozen roles as it looks to move robots from research labs to real-world deployment.

For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

Why Chinese competition, not geopolitics, is the biggest test for foreign firms

Multinationals remain committed to the Chinese market despite pressures, analyst says, citing the actions of Apple and Nvidia as evidence.

Marketing guru Sorrell says AI will dismantle the old order

Industry legend maps out how AI will shrink creative teams, supercharge hyper-personalisation and turn media buying into an algorithmic science.

Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles