Nvidia

June 16, 2025 12:54 PM

Nvidia’s pitch for sovereign AI resonates with EU leaders

Nvidia NVDA.O CEO Jensen Huang has been pitching the idea of "sovereign AI" since 2023. Europe is now starting to listen and act. The concept is based on the idea that the language, knowledge, history and culture of each region are different, and every nation needs to develop and own its AI. Last week, the CEO of the artificial-intelligence chipmaker toured Europe's major capitals - London, Paris and Berlin - announcing a slew of projects and partnerships, while highlighting the lack of AI inf...

May 21, 2025 9:28 AM

Fundamentally Flawed: Nvidia CEO Huang on U.S. Export Policy Fueling China’s Own Chip Development

U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China were "a failure," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday. "All in all, the export control was a failure," Huang said, adding, "The fundamental assumptions that led to the AI diffusion rule in the beginning, in the first place, have been proven to be fundamentally flawed." The U.S. block on sales of advanced AI chips to China has forced companies there to buy semiconductors from Chinese designers such as Huawei, while...

May 19, 2025 11:52 AM

Nvidia plans to sell tech to speed AI chip communication

Nvidia announced on Monday that it will begin offering its advanced chip interconnect technology, NVLink Fusion, to other companies. This technology is designed to enhance chip-to-chip communication, a critical component in building and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The new version of NVLink, called NVLink Fusion, enables multiple chips to work together efficiently in custom-built AI hardware systems. Companies such as Marvell Technology and MediaTek have already committed to ...

April 16, 2025 9:07 AM

Asian shares fall as Nvidia hit by U.S. chips curbs, gold hits record

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia took a hit from U.S. curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a tit-for-tat global trade war, while gold hit a record and the dollar stayed under pressure. Data showed that China's economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter from a year earlier, beating expectations, although trade tensions with the U.S. have clouded the outlook. Overnight, President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all U.S. crit...

January 28, 2025 9:18 AM

China’s AI drive hammers global tech stocks

U.S. stock futures steadied, the dollar ticked higher and tech stocks in Asia slid on Tuesday following a wave of selling as apparent advances by a Chinese AI startup cast doubt on U.S. dominance and spending in one of the market's hottest sectors. Overnight, chipmaker Nvidia dived 17%, wiping off nearly $593 billion in the biggest market capitalisation loss in history. "We are on the front edge of an urgent re-evaluation of a narrative that has gripped the market for almost two years. Tha...

January 13, 2025 4:14 PM

Nvidia says new rule will weaken US leadership in AI

Nvidia on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world, saying the regulation would jeopardize current U.S. leadership in AI. The new rule, which is expected to be published as soon as Monday, "threatens to derail innovation and economic growth worldwide," and would "undermine America's leadership," Nvidia Vice President of Government Affairs Ned Finkle said in a statement. Reuters reported last m...

October 3, 2024 11:49 AM

OpenAI closes $6.6 billion funding haul with investment from Microsoft and Nvidia

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion from investors, which could value the company at $157 billion and cement its position as one of the most valuable private companies in the world. The funding has attracted returning venture capital investors including Thrive Capital and Khosla Ventures, as well as OpenAI's biggest corporate backer Microsoft, and new participation from Nvidia. The closing of the funds coincides with the company's ongoing restructuring efforts and execu...

September 14, 2024 10:40 AM

OpenAI’s stunning $150 billion valuation hinges on upending corporate structure, sources say

OpenAI's new financing round is expected to come in the form of convertible notes, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter, who said its $150 billion valuation will be contingent on whether the ChatGPT-maker can upend its corporate structure and remove a profit cap for investors, Reuters reported. The details of the conditions of the $6.5 billion funding, which have not been previously reported, show how far OpenAI, the most valuable AI startup in the world, has come from a res...

September 4, 2024 11:26 AM

Nvidia suffers record $279 billion loss in market value as Wall St drops

Shares of AI heavyweight Nvidia tumbled 9.5% on Tuesday in the deepest ever single-day decline in market value for a U.S. company, as investors softened their optimism about artificial intelligence in a broad market selloff following tepid economic data. Nvidia lost $279 billion in market capitalization, a major indication that investors are becoming more cautious about emerging AI technology that has fueled much of this year's stock market gains. The PHLX chip index plummeted 7.75%, its bigge...

September 16, 2024 3:34 PM

Nifty, Sensex open flat amid decline in global indices

Indian stock markets opened with mixed signals on Thursday, reflecting the broader decline in global indices. The benchmark Nifty 50 index began trading down 17 points, or 0.07%, at 25,035.30, while the Sensex showed a marginal increase of 35 points, or 0.05%, opening at 81,822.56. The flat opening comes in the wake of pressure on global markets following Nvidia's quarterly results announcement. Despite strong financial performance, the tech giant's management guidance disappointed some investo...